Re: If Debian wants to grow, let it grow. Or: King James reading Anarchy FAQ
On Sun, Mar 21, 1999 at 10:38:45PM -0600, Jeff Licquia wrote:
>
> 1. main
> 2. contrib
> 3. non-free
>
> If we agree that things like the Bible and the Anarchist FAQ don't belong in
> Debian proper, why can't they be moved into contrib? That way, the contrib CD
> can grow to a gazillion CDs if we want, and users aren't forced to buy them all
> just to get Debian installed.
Because debian's contrib is not contrib in the standard sense.
It contains packages which require non-free parts to compile or run,
but are, themselves, free. We don't have anywhere to put contributions
from non-developers (as the name contrib might suggest).
Similarly, contrib is not a dumping ground for orphaned packages,
as has been suggested in the past.
Hamish
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