On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 01:39:40PM +0000, Steve McIntyre wrote: > AJ wrote: > >Is it possible to do a javascript implementation of jigdo, so we could > >reasonably just publish a list of the files that need to go on most of > >the CDs instead of the entire iso images? If you can download an image > >via jigdo just by clicking in your browser, that'd seem like we could > >rely on jigdo much more heavily than we have. > > Ooh, now that's a cute idea. :-) I'll add that as a SoC suggested project > right now.
Unfortunately, you cannot implement jigdo with JavaScript that is running inside a web page. It *would* be possible with a Firefox extension, I think. Alternatively, you either need a specially signed Java applet (which still won't run out of the box in MSIE), a server-side solution (which assembles the images on the fly while serving them) or a regular desktop application. The latter solution is actually 80% done - I just got stuck somewhere and never managed to pick up again. These days, I don't really have the time to continue. :-/ I've also been thinking about reviving jigdo development in the Google SoC. I'll help in any way I can... Re: "What CDs/DVDs?" I agree with many others here: Produce images (and .jigdos) for all images, but only mirror a limited subset via HTTP/FTP. Cheers, Richard -- __ _ |_) /| Richard Atterer | GnuPG key: 888354F7 | \/¯| http://atterer.net | 08A9 7B7D 3D13 3EF2 3D25 D157 79E6 F6DC 8883 54F7 ¯ '` ¯ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
