On 2007-07-25 14:07:07 +0200, Lukas Ocilka wrote:
> After our discussion with JSrain we decided to write to packages with
> just another issue about licenses.rpm.
>
> The current RPM content size (unpacked) is quite big
> du -sh /usr/share/doc/licenses/ -> 3.9 MB
how much space do we save with no longer duplicating files?
> This package-size is a bit disputable when talking about saving-space ;)
it would still save us space on the media. and text files can be
compressed very well.
> Actually it is because the package contains some very-rare licenses or
> some obscure licenses used just for one package in our distribution.
>
> The proposal is simple:
> - Find out, which packages in a minimal installation use which licenses
> and create licenses-base.rpm (for example) that would contain only
> those important/used licenses.
> - The rest could stay in licenses.rpm.
>
> We'd save space for the minimal-installation and we'd still have all
> licenses for 'the other cases'. BTW: I have to admit, that splitting-it
> up was a jsrain's idea :) ;)
>
> What do you think of that?
do you have any numbers for the license-base.rpm? how many licenses
would be needed? whats the installed size?
darix
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