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diff --git a/network/GeoIP/README b/network/GeoIP/README index da5b75385e..812d54da6b 100644 --- a/network/GeoIP/README +++ b/network/GeoIP/README @@ -3,5 +3,25 @@ geolocation data and services. GeoIP provides businesses with a non-invasive way to determine geographical and other information about their Internet visitors in real-time. -To name a few applications, GeoIP can be used for delivering -customized content, targeted ads, and web log statistics. +This SlackBuild packages a recent full set of GeoLite data files +(Creative Commons licensed), totalling 56Mb uncompressed. + +To keep the data files up-to-date, see the geoipupdate SlackBuild. + +If you don't want the full set of data files, you have three choices: + +(1) You can download only the data files you want before running the +SlackBuild. + +(2) You can remove the data files you don't want from the directory +/var/lib/GeoIP after installation. + +(3) You can run the SlackBuild with the option 'MINIDATA=yes'. Only the +ipv4 (and optionally ipv6) country data will be packaged. + + MINIDATA=yes ./GeoIP.SlackBuild + + + This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, + available from http://www.maxmind.com + Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License |