Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Free space wasting when handling binary files

[Simon Geusebroek]

Hello to all people who answered to my question,
I just wanted to give you a warm thank you (and I agree with you Tom
Lord, "waste" was a badly chosen word (sounds like garbage…), and my
English language really needs to be improved…).

Thank you again,

Simon Geusebroek.



On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:12:04 -0800 (PST), Tom Lord <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> 
>  > Because I'm not using Arch for software development: I have to version
>  > control live-CDs, that is to say complete workspaces. Managing only
>  > source files would imply complete compilation of a system from the
>  > kernel to the Open Office suite passing by all modules, desktop
>  > environment, web browser and all other software needed by users: this
>  > would be anything else than a waste of time
> 
> You are simply wrong (about "waste").  You appear to not understand
> the nature of the raw materials you are working with.
> 
> Sadly, you are very far from being alone in this mistake.
> 
> -t
>