Re: Bug#65577: PROPOSED] README.Debian should include notice if a package is not a part of Debian distribution
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Anthony Towns wrote:
> Ditto; leaving it in copyright also makes it easy to remember to change
> it if the license becomes more free in the future: you're just editing the
> one file.
> Cheers, aj
I think it could be interesting if this part of the file could be
parsed. I think apt or any other package-tool would be interested in
explaining to the user why the license of package A is non-free. May be
a line:
Non-Free explanation:
This package is not free because it cannot be sold for a profit by the
ADA members out there (American Dentist Association).
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This way, apt could yield a pop-up info when user tries to install a
non-free package.
If this idea is not good, just don't bother to reply. I am not a debian
developer, and I won't be harmed if it is not judged useful.
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JCD
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