Re: [PROPOSED] Change package relations policy to remove references to non-free from main
> Joseph Carter wrote:
> > I'm not so sure it's such a small set of packages, but I'm agreeable to
> > that if we can do it.
On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 01:34:25PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
> Well, a simple[1] perl command can tell us exactly what packages are affected:
...
Hmm... ssh should no longer be non-free, if I recall correctly.
And, it looks like task-chinese-t should be in contrib.
Also, it looks like netscape isn't handled consistently -- more evidence
that a virtual package is the right thing here.
For the remainder I think it's fruitful to consider that one of the
following applies:
(a) The package should recommend a virtual package which has a free instance.
(b) The package should be in contrib.
(c) The reverse link should be represented using enhances.
Yeah, I recognize that (a) involves real work, and that (b) and (c) might
annoy some people who want things to stay the way they have been.
But I think classifying all such relationships into one of these
categories is good from the social contract point of view.
--
Raul
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