Re: Non-free, Contrib and CDs (Was Re: GNU Win32? Not anymore.)
> > > Maybe starting with hamm a better categorization could be used. Like:
> > >
> > > -Non-US (already exists)
> > > -No-profit (can't be sold for profit)
> > > -No-sell (can't be sold even for cost)
> > > -Rest-use (restricted use)*
>
> "restricted" is probably better.
>
> > > -Stub (installers - these can always be sold as they're made by us)*
>
> Why can't installers go into "main"?
Name of the installer package can easily confuse the user, s/he might
think that metro-x is shipped with Debian distribution (like RedHat does).
Frankly, I think they are of the nature "free stuff that depends on
non-free" and should go to "depend-problem" or something with similar
name. Not "other" though!
Alex Y.
>
>
> > > -Depprobl (free stuff that depends on non-free stuff, like motif apps)*
>
> This section could get pretty confusing. Perhaps just "other"?
>
>
> > > This makes things clearer for admins and CD vendors. Stuff marked with a *
> > > would go into official CDs.
> >
> > Agreed, although I'd also add a 'Orphaned/Obsolete' section.
> > The problem with the current scheme is that no package in non-free is
> > distributed on any CD, although many (most?) packages in this section
> > could be.
>
> There is already "project/orphaned".
>
> Brian
> ( bcwhite@verisim.com )
>
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> The squeaky wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced.
>
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