[Linux-disciples] -doc packages

[Chung-chieh Shan]

On 2005-01-01T20:07:51-0500, Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> Why are there so many -doc packages? Why isn't the
> documentation for (.*)-doc included in $1 itself? I googled
> a bit and looked at the Debian FAQ, but I didn't find any
> good answer.

To (let people) save space.

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