very large data files

[Thiago Macieira]

Jason Harris wrote:
>How big a file is acceptable to distribute via GHNS?  75MB, 750MB,  
>7.5GB?  None of these?
>How big a file is acceptable to host on kde.org for download?

We have quite big files available for download there -- namely, our 
packages.

But you shouldn't be asking how big a file is for serving from our 
servers. You should be asking how big a download can be before it's not 
acceptable for users.

I'd say 75 MB is at the limit already. Bigger than that and people will 
not download it. You'd have to provide it in smaller chunks, to be 
downloaded as needed.

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