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Distribution on `ftp.gnu.org'
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   GNU packages are distributed through directory `/gnu' on
`ftp.gnu.org'.  Each package should have a subdirectory named after the
package, and all the distribution files for the package should go in
that subdirectory.

   Only the latest version of any program needs to be on `ftp.gnu.org'.
Being an archive of old versions is not the function of `ftp.gnu.org'.

   Diffs are another matter.  Since they are much smaller than
distribution files, it is good to keep the diffs around for quite a
while.

   Please talk with <ftp-upload@gnu.org> in regard to putting new
versions on `ftp.gnu.org'.

   If you have an interest in seeing the monthly download logs from the
FTP site at `ftp.gnu.org' for your program, that is something that
<ftp-upload@gnu.org> can set up for you.  Please contact them if you
are interested.