On Jun 05, Michael Hanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe this is a valid problem. I think that is exactly the reason why > the Debian archive also provides the sources of each package > (orig.tar.gz) and does not simply point to the upstream sites while > keeping only the diffs in the archive. No, the main reason is GPL compliance.
> > Also, you should think about this issue not just in the context of the > > single package you are interested in but as a general policy. > I was hoping to give that impression... Then it should be obvious that it's a bad idea to add to the archive multiple packages each containing hundred of megabits of data which are only useful for a few users. -- ciao, Marco
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