On Thu Feb 14 2002 at 07:16, Tom Diehl wrote: > > > Then why has kernel-2.4.9.13 been put back into the 7.2 updates? > > > (dated 5th Feb). (The 7.1 updates have 2.4.9-12). Both the 7.1 and > > > 7.2 updates also have kernel-2.4.9.21 there (dated 22 Jan). > > Someone from redhat (cannot remember who) said they put -13 back temp. > because someone needed it. I think he said that it would be "removed > again in a week or 3" I find it hard to believe that "someone" at redhat would put things back into the official update distribution tree for such a trivial reason. Why on earth would anyone want to put back packages that have been updated because they are known to be problematic? If "someone" needed it, then this should have been managed in a separate "old-updates" tree (or similar) that is not mirrored everywhere. If this story is true, then it indicates that redhat desperately need to re-assess the way they are managing their updates -- which currently looks careless and unprofessional. Things obviously needs to be done with a lot more thought and attention to detail... what is done to the update tree has a big impact in the rest of the world -- especially the mirrors. These updates are vital, and their size demands a high level of careful management. The total volume of all the updates so far for the redhat 7.2 binary packages is over 550Mb, with another 400Mb for the src rpms (or there-abouts, ignoring updated updates and the kernel-2.4.9.13 packages). The situation is similarly bloated for redhat 7.1, 7.0 and 6.2 (around 700Mb of updates each). Bssides all the obselete kernel packages, these unwanted files need to be removed from updates.redhat.com: 7271271 Apr 16 2001 /6.2/en/os/i386/.nfs002a3f8a0000001a 17590K Apr 16 2001 /6.2/en/os/i386/.nfs002a3f910000001b 9382186 Jan 16 2001 /6.2/en/os/i386/.nfs002e366b00000001 8440699 Jan 16 2001 /6.2/en/os/i386/.nfs002e366c00000002 6999560 Feb 8 2001 /6.2/en/os/i386/.nfs002e367f0000005e 1592941 Nov 10 2000 /6.2/en/os/i386/.nfs0042b99500000014 17705K Feb 8 2001 /6.2/en/os/i386/.nfs00472cc300000060 1526587 Feb 6 2001 /7.0/en/os/i386/.nfs001152750000005d 8509347 Nov 17 2000 /7.0/en/os/i386/.nfs001eb5ca00000017 6051831 Nov 17 2000 /7.0/en/os/i386/.nfs001eb5cb00000016 8629561 Feb 6 2001 /7.0/en/os/i386/.nfs002587850000005c 1731874 Dec 19 2000 /7.0/en/os/i386/.nfs004a962f00000003 983223 Jun 7 2001 /7.0/en/os/i386/.nfs004abda100000003 Cheers Tony
