Re: [Opencd-devel] Source

[Steve M. <st...@op...>]

> I think the best plan is this.
>
>  * On the CD, mention that the source is available from our website.
>    Explain what the source is, why people might want it and why they
>    might not.
>
>  * From our website, link to the source tarballs on the projects'
>    websites -- we don't host the source ourselves.

We aren't seriously going to try to swamp the author's server/website/wallet 
are we?  If this project proves worth doing we will get help somewhere.   I 
would call that "bad form".  My $.02

>  * Keep backups of the source to the versions on the disc. Just keep
>    these backups on our own computers. If some project disappears or
>    removes the old versions of their software from their site, we can
>    pop up with the source code.
>
> Note, we only have to hold on to the source code for 3 years after the
> release of each CD.

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