Am Donnerstag, 3. April 2003, 17:50:22 Uhr MET, schrieb Guillaume Rousse:
> Ainsi parlait Austin :
> > We've discussed this before.
> > Bzip the png icons ==> more work, larger file size
> > Don't bzip the icons ==> they don't show up in the CVS
> > So the packager has an 'executive' decision to make every time.
> The CVS issue is just an upload script problem however, that should not
> prevail over the more general file size issue. There should be a general
> policy there, not an individual packager choice.
I think this is not that important that it would require a policy.
Both versions work fine apart from the CVS upload issue. There's a
recommendation to bzip2 the sources, but it's not enforced, e.g. if
the tar.gz version is smaller than the bzip2 version.
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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the
homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of
totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
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