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Re: Resumable clone/Gittorrent (again) - stable packs?

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JWJohn Wyzer <john.wyzer@gmx.de>
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Jan 10, 2011, 16:39 UTC
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On 06/01/11 18:05, Shawn Pearce wrote:
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> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 18:29, Zenaan Harkness<zen@freedbms.net>  wrote:
>> Bittorrent requires some stability around torrent files.
>>
>> Can packs be generated deterministically?
>

I hope that I don't get something technically wrong (did not read any code, only skimmed the docs) and that this question is not redundant:

Why not provide an alternative mode for the git:// protocoll that instead of retrieving a big packaged blob breaks this down to the smallest atomic objects from the repository? Those are not changing and should be able to survive partial transfers. While this might not be as efficient network traffic-wise it would provide a solution for those behind breaking connections.

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  1. Zenaan HarknessJan 6, 2011
  2. Shawn PearceJan 6, 2011
  3. John WyzerJan 10, 2011
  4. Sam VilainJan 10, 2011
  5. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 11, 2011
  6. J.H.Jan 11, 2011
  7. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 11, 2011
  8. Nicolas PitreJan 6, 2011
  9. Zenaan HarknessJan 7, 2011
  10. Nicolas PitreJan 7, 2011
  11. Jeff KingJan 7, 2011
  12. Jeff KingJan 7, 2011
  13. Zenaan HarknessJan 7, 2011
  14. Ilari LiusvaaraJan 7, 2011
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  16. Ilari LiusvaaraJan 7, 2011
  17. Jeff KingJan 7, 2011
  18. Ilari LiusvaaraJan 7, 2011
  19. Jeff KingJan 7, 2011
  20. Sam VilainJan 10, 2011
  21. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 10, 2011
  22. Nicolas PitreJan 10, 2011

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