Re: software depending on non-US (was: Re: Hey! Why does everybody love flaming so much? [was: `pure'])

[Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@trick.fig.org>]

>>>>> Marco d'Itri writes:

 >> No.  Contrib gets two types of packages: Those packages that
 >> require linking with non-free software and those packages that
 >> cannot be built from the source package without installing
 >> non-free software.  In theory

 Md> It also gets 100% free software depending on 100% free software
 Md> but that happens to be distributed in non-US because of the
 Md> moronic laws of your country.  I had to upload c-nocem to contrib
 Md> and I HATE that.

Agreed.  Fascist U.S. laws should not affect the categorization of
packages that are free for the rest of the world.

I'll second that, as soon as it clears the BTS.

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