Chrome has transcended version numbers
That upgrader using binary differences (courgette) is impressive. From 10 megabytes to 78 kilobytes. I wonder why Linux distributions such as Ubuntu still download the entire new packages on an upgrade. A lot of upgrade time and bandwidth could be saved by only sending the differences. And it would reduce load on the mirror sites.<p>Edit: did a bit of looking around and it seems to be planned for Oneric Ocelot<p><a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-o-debdelta" rel="nofollow">https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-o-...</a>