Re: Are DFSG free package in non-us part of Debian?
Davide G. M. Salvetti wrote:
> ***** JT => James Troup
>
> JT> So what? gnupg is in non-US. Packages in main may not depend on
> JT> or recommend packages outside main. End of story.
>
> Let me suggest you take some step outside the computer room, you are
> looking a bit too rude to me, I hope it wasn't your intention. ;-)
That's James' way. I won't try to read between the lines in such a
case. :-)
> So, let's try and start a thread to gather consensus about changing
> policy on this issue (I'll try here instead of filing a bug against
> debian-policy, as is our current practice, because I feel it's a topic
> requiring a wider audience).
>
> I state that DFSG software should be considered an official part of
> Debian regardless of any U.S. (or any other country) export
> regulations, and propose that packages in main may depend on packages
> in non-us (the vice is already true).
If software can't be exported from the US it cannot be DFSG free.
Please look into the DFSG which says:
1. Free Redistribution
The license of a Debian component may not restrict any party from
selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate
software distribution containing programs from several different
sources. The license may not require a royalty or other fee for such
sale.
(However I have to admit that the restinction is not based on
the "license" but on "patents" and "law").
There is also a technical for objecting to your proposal: If a
package *in* main depends on or recommends a package *outside of*
main you'll get a showstopper if you try to install the package
and don't have a non-US part handy. (think of a new Infomagic
CD for example).
> Seconders?
I hope not.
Regards,
Joey
--
Unix is user friendly ... It's just picky about its friends.
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