On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Raul Miller wrote: > On Mon, Sep 27, 1999 at 11:46:39AM +0200, Siggy Brentrup wrote: > > Is it really censoring to keep all non-technical packages out of main? > > I don't say don't package it nor don't make it available. > > Maybe it's time to fork off an independent documentation project?
This has been proposed several times, but actually never been implemented. At least 2 categories have been identified: etext: Packaged texts/books that are not directly related to Debian or computer documentation (bible-kjv, anarchism-faq, etc...). data: Data packaged for use by some Debian programs (astronomical data, etc...) > We'd need to provide them a stable interface (probably just debhelper > and a basic template) for package construction. -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.org Executive Linux: - - http://www.fr.debian.org Open Hardware: http://www.exelinux.com - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "J'adore la France : c'est un pays superbe et surtout il n'y a pas d'Anglais." [Mick Jagger]