On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Henry B. Hotz wrote:

: >: Since we are asking, can you include a TGZ of the kernel source in there as
: >: well?
: >
: >Probably not in the single-arch ISOs on ftp.netbsd.org, as these images are
: >already rather large for the FTP servers (and would grow obnoxiously if the
: >kernel source were embedded in each).
: >
: >If, in the future, I manage to get some acceptance of the "expack" FTP
: >filter for generating images from a shrunk form on-the-fly, I could add
: >this.
:
: I have mixed feelings about this.  I'd like the source code.  I'd
: also like the images to be smaller so the don't take so long to
: download via modem.

The problem isn't size to download, it's buffer cache thrash and disk space
on the FTP server and its mirrors.  This issue is being worked on, in the
context of tools that make including things like source tarballs less of a
burden on the FTP server.

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