Re: Getting download sizes right: proof of concept

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> I'd need someone to take this sketch and integrate it into the
>> build system (I just don't really understand the build system).
> 
> Do we really need this?

Yes, I think this is *very* useful.  It's always nice to know big file
sizes (i.e., files larger than, say, 1MByte) in advance.  Not everyone
is using a fast (and cheap) internet connection.

> We could just delete the download size from text and be correct in a
> much simpler way.  For today's standards, the difference between 6M
> and 35M isn't really all that relevant.

I strongly disagree.  It's still a very large difference.


    Werner