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Re: Non-free, Contrib and CDs (Was Re: GNU Win32? Not anymore.)



From: Shaya Potter <spotter@itd.nrl.navy.mil>
> What is contrib normally?  Contrib is stuff that would
> belong in Debian accept that their some things that preclude them from
> being in the main dist.  

Things that are free _by_our_definition_ except there's no source code.

Things that are free but depend on non-free things.

Things that we don't want to support or have as part of Debian because
they are too buggy, especially if the bugs are in the area of security.

Anything else?

	Thanks

	Bruce
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