Lars Wirzenius wrote: > We have for some time now heard complaints that the Packages files are > too big. I must have missed that discussion. I wasn't aware that the size of Packages files is a problem. I'll do a google search. My goal is to improve, rather than injure, Debian. > We already have 70 packages of Linux Gazette (counted on my > mostly-stable machine) - plus some additional packages such as lg-all > and lg-base. I see a worrying trend here. Yes, LG has many packages. On the other handle, the fact you installed them indicates you think the information contained is potentially useful. > Would it make more sense to instead make an installer that can download > desired issues? (The same installer could then be used for Linux > Gazette, ridding us of many packages.) In general, I don't consider installers the "Debian way". I suppose mostly because of source-oriented distributions like gentoo, fink, and freebsd's port systems rely on them. I consider the preferred Debian method of providing packages is self-contained binary packages. My thinking is further influenced by two installers that I've written and maintain. They are in the contrib section and download non-free software. I find installers significantly more fragile and dependant on the "outside world" versus self-contained binary packages. -- Kevin Rosenberg | .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** http://b9.com/debian.html | : :' : The universal GPG signed and encrypted | `. `' Operating System messages accepted. | `- http://www.debian.org/
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