On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 16:18:47 +0100 (+0000), Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Dave Swegen wrote: > > What I would like to see is a policy covering how cddb-capable programs > > should behave. Perhaps this is outside the scope of Debian, but if it > > isn't, and there seems to be some interest I would be happy to put > > together some sort of proposal. I guess that it would require that all > > programs use ~/.cddb/ for user dbs, and /var/cddb for system-wide dbs. > > I once made a cddb package for that very purpose.. it's made from the > xmcd sources and has /var/lib/cddb (iirc) and a tool to manage the > database.
There is a bug report filed against xmcd requesting that it use the free cddb database instead. I intend to do this when I do the next upload of it (which may be some time as there is a fair bit to do and I'm busy (like everyone else)). --snip-- Subject: Bug#75308: please support freedb.freedb.org From: Sean Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 12:48:19 -0700 To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Package: xmcd Version: 2.5pl1-7 Severity: wishlist Now that cddb has gone commercial, please support freedb.freedb.org, it is a 100% free and open replacement for the commercial cddb database. There are instructions there for xmcd. --snip-- Adrian Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Windows NT - Unix in beta-testing. GPG/PGP keys available on public key servers Debian GNU/Linux -*- By professionals for professionals -*- www.debian.org
