Bug#45318: PROPOSAL] Amend contrib definition
On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 06:15:49PM +1000, Anand Kumria wrote:
> > > > > That is, that the only consideration about whether a package should be
> > > > > added to main, contrib or non-free be its licensing terms.
> > > > >
> > > > > Packages that are `too buggy to support' or `fail to meet policy
> > > > > requirements in a serious way' should either be fixed (ideally), or not
> > > > > included in Debian at all.
>
> Where would:
>
> 1. Packages from commercial entites that are released under
> open-source but install in /usr/local or /opt be placed?
If they're "Open Source", then we can change their installation procedures
to install in directories allowed by FHS.
> 2. Packages no longer maintained but used by a large section of the
> Debian community be placed? They could/might very well have bugs.
project/orphaned, simple.
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