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Compression (Developers)

posted by Steve Homepage E-mail, US, 15.04.2008, 12:24

> Let's forget about compression for a minute, and delve deeper into the
> dialup issue.
>
> FPC release zips of the 1.0.x generation where 5MB, currently they are
> 30MB, and only because we forcedly put a break on it. If we were lax they
> would already be 60 MB +.
>
> How long do you think it is responsible to hold everything up, and stop
> packaging new stuff, because a few remaining dialup users are holding you
> hostage ?
Not long. But nobody is holding anybody hostage either. There is still the question, How many users are you willing to leave behind?

> Note that these kinds of reasons are the main reasons why more and more
> large OSS projects are going the netinstaller direction, even though that
> has additional problems too.
Yeah, like if/when your server goes down, all your users will hate you.

Actually, the dialup thing wasn't my main concern, but I'll note a few solutions anyway.

1) Big parts of release packages are old. Build small packages with updates only (actually good for any users).

2) Sell CDs with the full kit. Easy, might make some real money too. Even people who have fast connections can appreciate the time and work they save by not having to burn and test their own CDs.

No need to reinvent wheels - others have considered the issue, and found usable solutions.

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