Packaging decisions are relatively easy to implement, and we have gotten requests for smaller packages in the past. If the new package is 26MB, then there is actually more pressure on both ends (we need to preserve some download bandwidth, too!) to deliver a slim package. So a) there isn't too much to be inferred from the release candidates' sizes about the packaging/packages in the final production release, b) we understand and appreciate the need for a smaller package and we'll be looking at the best solution with the help of the community, and c) no matter what we do, there will still be one 'kitchen sink' package for those who want everything all in one convenient- albeit potentially large- archive.
,Wil > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Weier O'Phinney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:16 AM > To: fw-general@lists.zend.com > Subject: Re: [fw-general] Zend Framework 1.6 Release Candidate 1 > nowavailable! > > -- SiCo007 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > (on Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 04:58 AM -0700): > > Just a quick question why has the file size jumped from 6mb to 26?! > > Well, for one, there are a ton of new components, which means more > code, > more tests, and more documentation. As you also note, Dojo is shipping > with ZF now, which also boosts the size some (though the Dojo repo is > fraction of ZF's size). > > > Can have a download (of the final release) without dojo (assuming > > that's the culprit) for those of us that don't use it? > > We have been discussing shipping a "lean-and-mean" distribution that > does not include documentation, tests, dojo, or the localization files > (the i18n/l10n files account for a large percentage of the distro). I'm > not sure how soon we will be doing this, but it _has_ been on our radar > for some time. > > -- > Matthew Weier O'Phinney > Software Architect | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Zend Framework | http://framework.zend.com/
