Bug#239555: libc6-i686: misleading info in the package description, about "commercial software"

[Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 01:05:52PM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote:
> Package: libc6-i686
> Version: 2.3.2.ds1-11
> Severity: minor
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> At the end of the package description, we can read the following
> information:
> 
> 
>         WARNING: Some commercial programs may not work well with these
>         libraries. Most notably, IBM's JDK. If you experience problems
>         with such applications, you will need to remove this package. 
> 
> This is misleading: any program in Debian is potentially
> commercial. DFSG #1: "The license of a Debian component may not
> restrict any party from selling [...] the software".

What is your point?

Commercial, but free, software is just as likely to have these
problems.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer