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Rework the README pitch around use cases and a multi-version measurement - #437
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Replace "What it's for" and "What it saves" with scenarios tied to the features that enable them, and a measurement across six Debian cloud image builds updating from different starting points. Show seeded updates in the Quick Start, link Key Features to their docs, and rename Design Philosophy to Differences from casync.
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Reworks the top of the README so it explains where desync fits and what an update costs in practice.
chunk-server, running an image from a FUSE mount with--cor-file, keeping every build withprune, and chunk encryption for untrusted hosting.genericclouddisk image (3.2 GB raw) in one store, with a client updating to the newest build from starting points between 2 days and 1 year old. The caveat links to the existing update size estimation recipe instead of repeating its commands.makeandextract -crequire.The numbers were measured with
desync make,inspect-chunksandinfo --seedagainst builds20250909-2230through20260909-2596from cloud.debian.org. Download sizes are compressed chunks.