On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 11:16:59AM +0100, Steve Kemp wrote: > On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 06:45:08PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > Please note that you need to download the corresponding tarballs > > yourself, and that the resulting .deb files are non-free and > > non-distributeable. > > Is it not possible to do a "wget" to fetch these images as > part of the package postinstall?
I'd like people to explicitly know that they're building something non-free and non-distributeable. At least the vmware-player itself requires an EULA before download is allowed. vmware-any-any is freely available for download, yes. > It just seems that if you're expecting users to download a > tarball anyway that automating things further is a little strange. My goal is to have the files properly registered with the packaging system. Automating things is a side-effect of that. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]