On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 07:58:02AM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: > 3) As DES pointed out, the package tools must be able > to read the metadata before the files. If you really > need a completely separate metadata file, make it > the second file in the archive.
Actually, the argument is pretty weak. Being able to extract them streamable and access the meta-data easily is fine. The remote access argument is very weak as it doesn't allow e.g. signature checks. Joerg _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
