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FS#64246 - The DeltaUp functionality has been removed.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Aner (argent0) - Thursday, 24 October 2019, 18:24 GMT
Last edited by Antonio Rojas (arojas) - Thursday, 24 October 2019, 18:41 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

The DeltaUp functionality has been removed. It might be hard to empathize with people with low-speed connections from the vantage point of the high-speed connections available in the first-world cities.

In my area, the only available connections are 66Kbps so the difference between a 150Mb and a 300Mb update is huge.

The https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Deltup wiki page at the `Disadvantages` basically describes how the system should work.

It's not my intention to accuse the devs of intentionally discriminating against the poor, but they must, at very least, understand that their actions have even of extreme prejudice for those with low-speed connections. And all to avoid maintaining a few lines of code and fewer lines in the mirror's crontab.

Additional info:
pacman 5.2.0

Steps to reproduce:
use UseDelta in your pacman.conf
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Closed by  Antonio Rojas (arojas)
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 18:41 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug

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