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Re: potential MBF: first alternate depends not available in main



* Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de> [110317 22:10]:
> My metric here is clearly the functionality for the user.

Being able to modify it or get help with the package (which needs
people being able and willing to look at the source and fix problems)
is a very important part of functionality of the user.

> If not having free (as in speech) source is a problem then do not add
> non-free to your sources.list. That metric should not decide the order
> of depends.

Just because there is one package confining what you do needs to be
installed for whatever reason you no longer have a right to get
helpful packages?

	Bernhard R. Link


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