On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 02:45:12PM -0800, Ken Bloom wrote: > On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 09:36:11 +1100, Andrew Pollock wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 10:16:27AM -0800, Ken Bloom wrote: > >> http://wiki.debian.net/?RunDinstallHourly (part of the ReleaseProposals > >> topic on wiki.debian.net) discusses the concept of speeding up the > >> release process by running dinstall hourly instead of once per day. This > >> seems (to my amateur eyes) like a technically simple change to make even > >> before we release Sarge (barring any unforseen consequences). Would it > >> be possible to start testing this proposal out now by increasing the > >> frequency of dinstall, perhaps to once every 6 hours until release? > >> > >> > > Wouldn't this have a flow on effect on our mirrors (or is the mirror pulse > > independent of the dinstall run)? Either way, if the mirror pulse only > > happens once a day, running dinstall more than once is going to be largely > > ineffective for most users isn't it? > > Part of this proposal would be speed up the mirror pulse to occur as > frequently as dinstall. >
Which our mirrors may or may not be ecstatic about... If they all get cross with us because of it, we're a bit worse off... regards Andrew -- linux.conf.au 2005 - http://lca2005.linux.org.au/ - Birthplace of Tux April 18th to 23rd - http://lca2005.linux.org.au/ - LINUX Canberra, Australia - http://lca2005.linux.org.au/ - Get bitten!
