Re: OpenBSD images, docs and their filename version numbers

On 2007-01-12T15:49, Eneko Ormaechea wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I am doing some scripts to automaticaly download the diferent releases of
> OpenBSD.
Why? On the CDs is everything you need.
If you don't have a good answer for that you could stop reading (and
replying to) my email.

> Now I have to complains:
Are you sure you want to complain? Don't you know the 'offical' OpenBSD
slogan: send in some diffs!
btw. I don't think they will be integrated.

> 1.- I have noticed that only the image of the 3.9 release of OpenBSD is in
> JPG format, all others are in GIF format. Could you please change it (or
> add) a GIF format image of that image so all are in the same format?
> 
> http://www.openbsd.org/images/puffy38.gif
> http://www.openbsd.org/images/puffy39.jpg
> http://www.openbsd.org/images/puffy40.gif
> 
> So add (or replace) this one:
> http://www.openbsd.org/images/puffy39.gif
why?

> 2.- I have also noticed that for example in the songs directory all files
> finish with the version number (34,35, ..., 39 and 40) but in the docs
> directory the lastest version of the OpenBSD documentation files doesn't
> have its number (40). Could you also change (or add) a version of doc files
> with the number also of the lastests release?
...
> This way all files in the FTP will comply the same name convention, and
> scripts will work for all incoming versions without having to change them or
> test wich version number is the last one.
why? The way it is you could link to the up2date files without changing
the links. Why should the structure be changed only to make your dubious
scripts work?

so long,

Marcus.