Re: Easier Solution: Documentation Policy
SirDibos writes:
> On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Yann Dirson wrote:
> > I remind you (once again) that many people in Europe are *charged* for
> > local phone calls
>
> I am appreciative of this. I am charged by my ISP by the hour.
>
> However most of the major packages which come with documentation are
> already split up this way. Also, if you are in dselect, and doing your
> package selection online, wouldnt the time you spend online picking out
> just the packages you want be more than just downloading the docs? I see
> a point of diminishing returns here.
...! I really don't understand why you need to be online to select the
packages you want to download! What I do myself is 1) update Packages
files (online) 2) select what I want (offline) 3) download them when
communications are cheaper.
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Yann Dirson <dirson@univ-mlv.fr>
http://monge.univ-mlv.fr/~dirson
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