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Bug#764982: Backports when the danger is contrib and non-free



Op 20-04-15 om 22:19 schreef Geert Stappers:
> Op 20-04-15 om 09:39 schreef Turbo Fredriksson:
>> 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 ...

I have installed with RC1 and with RC2, but I cannot remember that I
have seen that!  Maybe you have used a nightly build? I am interested
who did this when you are correct.

Enabling non-free and contrib in sources.list is a very stupid idea
because Debian is about DFSG software and non-free is not DFSG, and
contrib needs non-DFSG software. I don't think this was a diskussion,
this was maybe somebody who don't know Debian. Or somebody who does not
care about free software, and wants to provocate a bit.

But "backports main" is DFSG software and an official part of Debian. Or
an "official Debian service", like Turbo prefers.

With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.

-- 
Paul van der Vlis Linux systeembeheer, Groningen
http://www.vandervlis.nl


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