On 29/05/12 22:50, Russell Coker wrote:
So the question is, why strip binaries? Back in the days when we ran servers with 100MB hard drives there was a real need to save space. When a 128Kb/64Kb ADSL link was considered fast there was a real need to reduce download time. But now that most of us have ADSL links that allow 100KB/s (800Kb/s) UPLOAD speeds and significantly faster download speeds.
Speak for yourself re ADSL speeds.. I'm in the inner suburbs, and still have to put up with sub-ADSL1 speeds that fluctuate with the seasons.. and then have to share said bandwidth with other members of the house. It's not pretty. I tried to find some stats on average speeds for Australia.. Closest I could find was this: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/australias-average-broadband-speed-384k... Still, if the current federal govt manage to hang on for another term (which is looking unlikely), then we might get an NBN in a few years which'll help things out.