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Re: [PROPOSED] Change package relations policy to remove references to non-free from main



At 17:20 -0600 1999-11-30, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Raul> And we still don't have a good example case where "free package
>suggests
> Raul> non-free package" is better than "non-free package enhances free
>package"
>
>        Latex2html suggesting non-fee bits which can create gifs. ZIf
> it can create a gif, it can't be free. And a gif creator does not
> exist to ``enhance'' the multitudes of packages that can use it;
> those packages should reasonably suggest a  package that provides
> added functionality.

Do not use gif as an example, that's a whole 'nother argument.
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Joel Klecker (aka Espy)                    Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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