Re: deps on non-free [Bug#106427: printtool: versioned deps for gs]
On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 05:20:11PM -0400, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 01:27:12PM -0600, John Galt wrote:
> > On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> >
> > >On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 01:06:09PM -0600, John Galt wrote:
> > >
> > >> GPG IS NOT IN MAIN! It's in Non-US/main!
> > >
> > > NON-US/MAIN IS PART OF MAIN !!!!
> >
> > suuuuure....
> >
> > Policy, section 2.1.2
> >
> > 2.1.2 The main section
> >
> > Every package in main and non-US/main must comply with the DFSG
> > (Debian Free Software Guidelines).
>
> Well, I'd say that supports my view: the "main" section is identical
> to the set of DFSG-compliant packages that don't require non-DFSG
> software.
>
> Main is split into "US" and "non-US" parts simply for convenience of
> US-based ftp mirror admins and CD vendors.
Not true you missed the important part of John's quote:
# 2.1.2 The main section
#
# Every package in main and non-US/main must comply with the DFSG (Debian
# Free Software Guidelines).
#
# In addition, the packages in main
#
# * must not require a package outside of main for compilation or
# execution (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends",
# "Recommends", or "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-main package),
^^^^^^^ does not include non-US/main
# * must not be so buggy that we refuse to support them, and
# * must meet all policy requirements presented in this manual.
#
# Similarly, the packages in non-US/main
#
# * must not require a package outside of main or non-US/main for
# compilation or execution, must not be so buggy that we refuse to
# support them,
^^^^^^^ does include non-US/Main
# * must meet all policy requirements presented in this manual.
#
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