Re: How to handle software which needs huge modification when packaging for Debian

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Subject: Re: How to handle software which needs huge modification when packaging for Debian
From: Alexey Eromenko <al4321@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:00:04 +0200
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> Is the source being repackaged for DFSG reasons? If not, ‘~dfsg’ is a
> confusing choice.

VirtualBox src ships with binary *.exe, which are forbidden in Debian.

I don't know specific paragraphs of violations.
But I'm just a Debian-student, not mentor (@_@)

-- 
-Alexey Eromenko "Technologov"

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