Xref: utzoo alt.folklore.computers:10542 comp.misc:11854 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!pa.dec.com!hollie.rdg.dec.com!sievax.enet.dec.com!law From: law@sievax.enet.dec.com (Mathew Law) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.misc Subject: Re: Jargon is costing MONEY. Use diffs. Message-ID: <1991Mar27.162359.20502@hollie.rdg.dec.com> Date: 27 Mar 91 16:23:59 GMT References: <1307@otello.sublink.org> <1666@tardis.Tymnet.COM> Sender: news@hollie.rdg.dec.com (Mr News) Reply-To: law@sievax.enet.dec.com (Mathew Law) Organization: Digital Equipment Company, Reading, UK Lines: 28 In article <1666@tardis.Tymnet.COM>, jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith) writes: > >You haven't been paying attention. > >Version 2.8.1 was about 85000 bytes long. When I tried doing a diff >>between that at version 2.7.1, the diff file was about 875000 bytes >>long. I don't know what kind of diff you are using, but when I perform the same diff (between 2.7.1 and 2.8.1) I get a file of just under 430000 bytes. This is less than half the size of a complete repost. The diff between 2.6.1 and 2.7.1 was between 600000 and 700000 bytes - still less than a full repost. I'm another one in the band of people who like what Eric is doing, but would have preferred less frequent postings, or posting of diffs when these became shorter than the whole file. What does it matter now anyway? Any bandwidth wasting has already been done. Oh, and Eric: Good Luck with the book! -- +------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+ | Mat. | law@sievax.enet.dec.com | Mathew B. Law. (Contractor) | | *:o) | Tel: +44 734 853273 | Digital Equipment Co., Reading, UK | +------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+ The above is quite probably rubbish. Blame me, not Digital.