Bug#764982: Backports when the danger is contrib and non-free
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 09:39:41AM +0200, Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Christian PERRIER wrote:
>
> > I really don't think this is a good idea and I'm this close to
> > re-close the bug report.
>
>
> Well, I asked a fair question I think. I knew the answer (but I could
> be wrong - I haven't been paying attention to Debian GNU/Linux matters
> in years): Is "anything but main" part of the official Debian GNU/Linux
> distribution?
>
> If not, it should not be enabled _by default_. Right?
>
> So I still think it can, and should, be closed.
Done.
> If not for all the other reasons, then that? There have, in any case,
> been numerous cases against enabling it, but NONE for enabling it. And
> no, "I want it" and "I use it" is NOT an opinion FOR it! :)
>
>
> Besides, we had this exact argument for weeks (months) about contrib
> and non-free 'in the day'. Eventually, _that_ (amongst others) "won"
> the argument - it's not an official part of Debian GNU/Linux!
I had a closer look at /etc/apt/sources.list of a recent installed machine.
And sadly discovered that 'contrib' and 'non-free' were enabled ...
Groeten
Geert Stappers
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