Re: Software in main that is throughly useless without non-free software
On Wed, 5 May 1999, Branden Robinson wrote:
> You're mistaken.
>
> The DFSG tells us whether software goes into non-free or not.
>
> All software in contrib is DFSG-free.
On 5 May 1999, James Troup wrote:
> No it does not. Please read the DFSG. Policy defines what can and
> can't go in main.
Yes, I'm sorry to have missed that. Both of you are obviously right.
Now, I ask the same question again but with a little difference: Since
Policy defines which packages can go into 'main' and which can't, can
somebody please point out which part of Policy these programs fail? I have
read the requirements for packages that want to go into main. I don't see
what's wrong with free packages that talk proprietary protocols for which
is no free 'other end' available, as far as Policy is concerned.
Remco
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