Bug#413574: jigdo really needs to be completed
i'm not going to fight over the severity since but http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Developer#severities says important a bug which has a major effect on the usability of a package, without rendering it completely unusable to everyone. i'd say this bug fits that definition, the main binary is incapable of performing its main function and the jigdo-file/jigdo-lite workaround while ok for those with very fast stable connections (or a local mirror) who have no need to keep tabs on progress etc is basically unusable for the rest of us. unfortunately c++ is not a language i'm familiar with or i'd offer to help. maybe you should tag this bug help so that those looking for packages that need working on find it.
Bug#413574: jigdo really needs to be completed
severity 413574 normal thanks On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 10:01:53PM -, peter green wrote: currently there is no decent method for downloading cd images other than http/ftp. jigdo-lite is virtually unusable (no indication of progress or if its resuming or restarting etc). Bittorrent is only usable on some networks (often throttled or banned) and only for the most common images. I basically agree, but still, this is not important priority. Unfortunately, my spare time is very limited, so don't hold your breath waiting for a fully usable jigdo application. :-/ Cheers, Richard -- __ _ |_) /| Richard Atterer | \/¯| http://geht.net.gibts.bei.atterer.net ¯ '` ¯
Bug#413574: jigdo really needs to be completed
package:jigdo severity:important currently there is no decent method for downloading cd images other than http/ftp. jigdo-lite is virtually unusable (no indication of progress or if its resuming or restarting etc). Bittorrent is only usable on some networks (often throttled or banned) and only for the most common images.
