Re: packaging MP3
>> Nidd,
>> waiting for mp3s from gdlive.com appearing on all debian mirrors.
>
> Our archive is too large already. Documents, although discouraged
> already, do not take up much space. However, a single CD would comprise,
> what 45megs? I think that music doesn't belong in the archive, for the
> sake of music. I mean how hard is it to download a .mp3? it's not like
> it has to conform to some standard location on the harddrive or
> anything. It doesn't need to be packaged, with dependencies.
>
If you feel you must implement this idea, why not make a server somewhere that
houses the music AND is set up with Packages.gz so apt will see it. This way
people can get the music without bloating the Debian software archive.
There is something warped about:
Package: ZoSo
Pre-Depends: Yard Birds
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