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On Oct 18, Philippe Troin wrote: > As a matter of facts, I'm kind of opposed to packaging "pure > data" (this encloses bible-kjv, anarcho-syndicalism.deb, etc) because > for "pure data", packaging is minimal (just dump the file(s) into > /usr/share/doc and that's it). This doesn't apply to some reasonably > sized "pure data" like /usr/share/dict/words etc... > > If we go on this way, we can't package the whole Gutenberg project > (add a whopping 10 extra CDs), the noise in my kitchen as a .wav > (would make a great datafile for mxv, xwave or xmms)... Why not package "pure data" installers, like we do for non-free software (xanim-modules, realplayer, star-office, etc.), and provide the "pure data" on a dedicated "data server" (or data server network)? We can provide iso image(s) of the data server for people who want to make data CDs. That way we can package 'bible-kjv-installer' or 'jargon-file-installer' and keep the files accessible for people, without having to create two virtually identical huge packages (source and binary-all). [Also, I don't think the Gutenberg license is DFSG-compliant, but I could be wrong. If so, Gutenberg is a red herring.] Chris -- ============================================================================= | Chris Lawrence | Visit my home page! | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://www.lordsutch.com/chris/ | | | | | Grad Student, Pol. Sci. | Are you tired of politics as usual? | | University of Mississippi | http://www.lp.org/ | =============================================================================