Re: Source Cds
On Sep 19, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> Tomasz Wegrzanowski <maniek@beer.com> writes:
>
> I suggest compressing source code by bzip2
> Many CD resellers add something to 2nd source cd
> and it will make A LOT of free place for them (100-150 MB!!!)
> Bzip2 is no problem because it is possibly available on every
> Debian system and I dont want religious answers here.
>
> We've discussed this here before. Have you read through the
> debian-devel archives on this subject already?
There is actually an open policy proposal on this (which I proposed).
I'll have to sit down and hack on dpkg-dev to implement it, which may
overcome some of the objections.
Anyway, look in debian-policy's archives from the last 3-4 months.
Chris
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