Re: Source packages generating non-free and free binary packages (was: Re: [Debian Installer <maor-installer@debian.org>] Reminder: imagemagick_4.2.9-1_i386.changes was rejected)
Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org> writes:
>
> Imagemagick comes with a compilation switch which enables LZW
> compression and decompression. When compiling with LZW, the generated
> packages are "non-free" since they content patented algorithms. When
> compiling without LZW support, the generated packages are free.
>
> Now the problem is "where do the source belong ?".
>
> 1) I duplicate the exact same sources in main and non-free (which was
> what the previous maintainer was doing).
And both sources have to go to non-free, because they contain non-free
parts. You have to remove all non-free parts from the source to get it
into main. Patents are realy ugly, but you have to live with that.
> 2) The source packages go to main, and generates packages for main
> and non-free (that's what I was trying to do, but dinstall didn't
> like it).
Thats against policy.
> 3) Any other suggestion ?
You put the source to non-free and it generates a non-free and a main
binary package. No source duplication, no policy or law violation.
> And are the sources considered free or not ?
Most of the time, meaning not everywhere.
May the Source be with you.
Goswin
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