Frantisek Zatloukal wrote:
> Saving 142 MBs isn't going to make a huge difference in download times
> (disclaimer: I don't know how is the internet connection
> speed in other areas, I have not that fast connection of 200mbps down
> (slowest possible in my area), so 142 MB saving would make roughly 6
> seconds difference myself).
There still exist connections as slow as 33 kbps. At that speed, 142 MB take
at least 10 hours to download (probably more because 1 data byte takes more
than 8 raw bits to transfer and because the theoretical speed cannot always
be sustained). Depending on when you started the download (which takes a few
days overall), that can mean you lose an entire day (if you are not lucky
enough that those 10+ extra hours are overnight).
> On the other hand, saving minutes in the installation process (as seen
> with zstd if I am reading the numbers correctly) is not only going to help
> users with installation times, but also us, Fedora QA, with faster
> testing, both manual and automated (OpenQA).
Most end users will not notice their one-time installation being a couple
minutes slower.
Kevin Kofler
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