Re: MBF alert: packages with very long source / .deb filenames

[Toni Mueller]

Hi,

On Fri, 25.03.2011 at 14:17:06 +, Steve McIntyre  wrote:
> If we really want to meet the spec, we should be aiming for < 64
> characters, but that affects 98 packages and I'm not *too* bothered
> about it since testing shows no issues thus far. I'm tempted to file:
> 
>  * serious bugs on the packages over 90 characters
>  * normal bugs on those over 80
>  * wishlist bugs on those over 64
> 
> Thoughts?

just a shot into the dark:

Would it be feasible, or at least possible, to file bug reports with
"upstream" to have the permissible length of filenames officially
extended? I mean, everyone has started to use long file names, haven't
they?


Kind regards,
--Toni++


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Re: Wheezy release: CDs are not big enough any more...

[Toni Mueller]

Hi,

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 09:34:39AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> So to use the image you need either a DVD or a USB stick, and if you're
> using a write-once DVD you're perhaps wasting the unused space; but the
> download time and install footprint are still kept low and in the range of
> what a CD would give.

my biggest gripe with DVDs is that they decay so quickly. A DVD, being
only a few months old, has already a high risk of being non-functional,
while a CD easily lasts more than a year.


Kind regards,
--Toni++


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