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Re: FYI: GNU Emacs Manual to be moved to non-free



hi Thomas
> 3) It would be great if apt-cache search would report the
>    classification of a package big and red, just like
>    packages.debian.org (I don't know though it can do that
>    already, though).


this would be a perfect solution which will work for a user like me.
This will also avoid the need for creation of an additional
"nonfree-but-gnu" section, which was not liked by debian developers.

All I want is to be able to continue to do once I put nonfree into my
sources.list (to get FSF manuals) is to be able to "apt-cache search"
while restricting my results to "free".

> 
> (Please note that this idea has no big importance to me, 
> personally. If I need a non-free package, I can download it 
> manually, or put "non-free" into my sources.list. 

when you put nonfree into your sources.list, how do you apt-cache
search while restricting the answers to the "free" section?



> With this idea, I am mainly trying to adress those people who would
> otherwise demand a change in the DFSG or in the social contract, and
> I don't want these rules to be changed.)



> 
> cu,
> Thomas
>  }:o{#
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