> > The gri package for i386 is 2MB in size. About 3/4 of that are > docs suitable for all archs. > > Should I split the package to save space on servers (sharing the > doc) and keep it as is to reduce name space and number of > packages? > > I do think most gri users will want the docs (especially since > it's a programming language, so users need to learn it). But > perhaps a minority of users would upgrade the binary package and > not necessarily the docs package as often if they were on a modem > connection. >
Sounds intelligent. If docs change infrequently, that eases the load on modems, servers, T lines, etc. Better would be if the upstream would split the docs from the source. Then you could simply have two packages and upload each as needed.
