Re: Large .deb packages..
> Maybe having another section of debian would be better: eg
> main,contrib,non-free,non-US,marginal. [I'm sure someone could come up with a better
> name than marginal :-)]
> Marginal would contain really large packages, or packages that very few people might
> want to use. If their popularity took off then they would be moved to main.
>
> That way the debian CDs contain main, (and anything distributable from contrib and
> non-free).
> marginal would have to be got over the internet like non-US.
> This would perhaps be more in line with the current debian system, I don't know.
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I would like to see a category added to the Debian web site for things
like this that would be available for fringe usage or special projects
developers to place unique/specilaized debianized binaries and source
files for centralized availability. There are LOTs of .deb binaries out
there for applications in specialized fields (math, radio astronomy,
physics, biology, graphic's development, etc.) These are mostly useful
to students and folks doing some type of research, however they would be
made available to the general public via this central location. I do not
think they should be put on any CD image for distribution except as an
additional CD for special projects. I do feel that there should be both
stable and unstable areas for this category, and that these files should
meet all standard debian distro criteria before being posted. This area
could also include ports to Debian from other systems such as Slackware,
Red Hat etc. that are not widely available.
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John Foster
AdVance-Computing Systems
jfoster@augustmail.com
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