Am Samstag, den 23.07.2016, 22:59 +0200 schrieb Tollef Fog Heen: > ]] Jonas Smedegaard > > > Quoting Tollef Fog Heen (2016-07-23 18:58:37) > > > ]] Geert Stappers > > > > > > > FWIW I agree with both '"main package "should have > > > > documentation' and > > > > 'additional documentation in separate doc package'. > > > > > > I think we should stop recommending documentation be put in a > > > separate > > > package and tell people who don't want docs to exclude the > > > relevant > > > parts of /usr/share/doc using dpkg excludes instead. Disk space > > > is > > > pretty cheap and we keep complaining about the per-package > > > overhead in > > > Packages.gz, so it should be a net gain for most people. > > > > If I understand you correctly, it will be a loss for those where > > bandwidth is expensive: Stripping documentation during install > > implied > > it need to be downloaded. > > Sure, but at the same time: docs tend to compress well, and people > who > do development are more likely to run something up-to-date (like > testing > or unstable) and so therefore are more likely to be able to handle > the > bandwidth cost. > I think Jonas concerns about are more about our users; addtionally they might not have a decent broadband connection, so forceing them to download docs they don't need costs them time and money.
Increases needed traffic could be also a concern for our mirror operators, even proably only a minor one. Am Samstag, den 23.07.2016, 18:58 +0200 schrieb Tollef Fog Heen: > Disk space is > pretty cheap and we keep complaining about the per-package overhead > in > Packages.gz, so it should be a net gain for most people. Think embedded devices. For those disk space is not cheap, maybe even not expandable at all. -- tobi