non-Debian software on ftp*.*.debian.org mirrors
>>>>> Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org> writes:
[…]
> On a semi-unrelated note:
> Some of ftp*.*.d.o and cdimage.d.o mirrors serve random free (and
> sometimes non-free) software that is not Debian[*]. This may mislead
> inexperienced people into thinking that this software is endorsed or
> even produced by Debian. Should we insist that only Debian is served
> from these domains?
> [*] See e. g.: https://ftp.se.debian.org/
Ahem. Speaking of non-Debian software…
$ head < ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/Release
Origin: Debian
Label: Debian
Suite: stable
Version: 8.6
Codename: jessie
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 11:38:03 UTC
Architectures: amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips mipsel powerpc ppc64el s390x
Components: main contrib non-free
Description: Debian 8.6 Released 17 September 2016
MD5Sum:
$
Doesn’t the presence of the ‘non-free’ section in the official
Debian Release (InRelease) files /already/ mislead inexperienced
people into thinking that such software is either part of Debian
or endorsed by the project (or both)?
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