On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 11:35:22AM -0800, Matt Brubeck wrote:
> Eric Lavarde wrote:
> > the new version of FreeMind is coming with a whole lot of pre-compiled
> > libraries (jar files to be precise). Some of these libraries already
> > exist in Debian, so fine; one isn't free but I can do without, so
> > acceptable (it's the online help, so it's not so nice, but well); and
> > three are not (yet) packaged in Debian, so what? [...]
> > Is it acceptable to keep the pre-compiled libraries as part of the
> > freemind package until someone creates these packages?
> No, sorry. This would violate DFSG 2 ("The program must include source
> code"). It would also prevent the security team from easily patching
> those libraries.
Which is to say, that it's allowed, but such a package cannot go to main.
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Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer
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