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Subject: Re: [FAQ?] Re: [Mingw-users] Cygwin  Full download in one big
	archive ?
From: Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
To: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
Cc: "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Date: 06 Dec 2002 10:42:02 +1100
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On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 10:30, Charles Wilson wrote:
>

> > Seems pretty clear to me, that for anyone on a slow link, or anyone
> > charged by volume, that the modular install is much more efficient.
>=20
> Faulty analogy.  Most users would probably only download the monolithic=20
> tarball once, for their initial installation.  Then use setup.exe and=20
> update things in a modular fashion after that.

I'm not about to actively maintain two forms of setup that are so
different. And until someone offers to do that, I think it is a
reasonable assumption to make that the install form you start with you
continue with.
=20
Also, I supported having a 'install-in-one-hit-everything' in setup
earlier in my email, where you did not quote.

Now, for grabbing everything at once, there are many ways:
wget ~=3D setup ~=3D winwget ~=3D ftp mget ~=3D tool foo
and they are *all* orthogonal to the monolithic download discussion.

I'm trying to highlight the weakness's with a monolithic download, not
the pros and cons of a full-install strategy.

Rob


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