Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1...@gmail.com> writes:
> what I want to implement is to parallelize obtaining
> packages.  Server side vs client side.

This is already possible, if you enable parallel build jobs, then you'll
get parallel downloads.

There's also been work to allow controling these things separately.

> So it sounds like my first steps are to re-implement the downloads
> using aria2c.  This would affect the minimum base package, no?  Can I
> get some buy-in from maintainers that such changes are acceptable?

Reimplementing fetching files/substitutes using a tool like aria2c would
probably greatly complicate the bootstrap path.

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