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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2012-01-11 12:47:02 -0500
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2012-01-11 12:47:02 -0500
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+= Recommendations for distribution integrators =
+
+The X11 subdirectory contains icons and a project logo for use
+in desktop packaging.
+
+Usable deb and RPM specifications have their own subdirectories here.
+Our package files want to set up a hotplug script to notify gpsd
+when a potential GPS device goes active and should be polled. The
+goal is zero configuration; users should never have to tell gpsd how
+to configure itself.
+
+Bluetooth has a requirement to be able to write to the gpsd control
+socket from a userland device manager. Accordingly, you probably
+want to set up a gpsd privilege group and make sure the Bluetooth
+device manager is in it.
+