how to deal with large data files

[Renee Otten]

I am looking for some advice on how to deal with a port that will only download a large data set (~5GB), see https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/3904 <https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/3904>. I assume we do not necessarily want to have that stored on the MacPorts distfile mirrors… correct? One way to accomplish this, I think, is to make it non-distributable, even though the license would allow so. Is there a preferred way of doing this or are there no concerns with a port like this? 

Thanks,
Renee
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