[rescue] Sun's new policy sucks...

[William Enestvedt]

Charles Shannon H. wrote:
>
> Besides that, what about those of us with slow links or physically
> secure networks?
>
> It's bloody *STUPID* that Sun doesn't provide *CHEAP* patch CDs.
>
> For that matter, honestly, why can't they let someone like CheapBytes
> distribute ISOs?
>
   Hey, Sun already sponsors the Sun Freeware web site -- wouldn't it be
cool if they also let him (and his mirrors!) distribute signed patch
clusters or individual signed patches? The signature could be confirmed
with one listed on sun.com, and the mirrors would use a static path to
the download (instead of the common redirects that someone mentioned,
which are a pain) so we could all grab them there.
   *sigh* What a crazy dream...
-wde
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Will Enestvedt
UNIX System Administrator
Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI