George Danchev wrote: > * long package descriptions should be impoved, > and in my opinoin to the point where a person > with a driver license could be comfortable to > read and understand it :) For instance: the > bullet list of bullet of features, should > have more explanations; you cold add a sentence > or two about the "Route handling facility".
fair enough, as long as searchable keywords such as "S-57" remain so apt-cache search can find it. if it helps I put together an extended overview page for it which could be reused: http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/opencpn_overview.html (bits of that scraped from the opencpn.org website were with explicit written permission) > * get-orig-source, or have a look at DevRef - > 6.7.8.2. - Repackaged upstream source - to at > least ease the fetching of your dfsg tarball > from alioth. passing my first try at that off to Anton as I'm heading off to sea in a few minutes.. Hamish wrote: >> aside: Anyone know the redistribution terms for >> vcredist_x86.exe ? >> MS's download site does not make it obvious and >> I guess you have to actually install it to get >> the EULA. >> >> -> Can a GPL'd Windows program validly ship it >> as part of the install, or must it be left as a >> "why does it fail with Error 14001?" FAQ on the >> project's homepage? > > Whatever, we don't need vc_redist.exe in Debian > archive -- at least 300 mirrors will have some > disk space trashed for no good reasons. I don't ask that wrt Debian, just in case someone is reading who has also packaged a GPL port of their code for MS Windows is reading. thanks, Hamish -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
