Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.5.2.0
Severity: wishlist
* Makes this policy cognizant of OpenMotif, which is now packaged for
Debian. Since OpenMotif is non-free, there is no actual policy change if
one treats OpenMotif the same as OSF/Motif. This proposal makes that
explicit.
--- policy.sgml Sun Mar 25 01:34:33 2001
+++ policy.sgml.motif Sun Mar 25 03:41:19 2001
@@ -6205,26 +6205,29 @@
</p>
<p>
- <em>Programs that require the non-DFSG-compliant OSF/Motif
- library</em> should be compiled against and tested with
- LessTif (a free re-implementation of Motif) instead. If the
- maintainer judges that the program or programs do not work
- sufficiently well with LessTif to be distributed and
- supported, but do so when compiled against Motif, then two
- versions of the package should be created; one linked
- statically against Motif and with <tt>-smotif</tt> appended
- to the package name, and one linked dynamically against
- Motif and with <tt>-dmotif</tt> appended to the package
- name. Both Motif-linked versions are dependent upon
- non-DFSG-compliant software and thus cannot be uploaded to
- the main distribution; if the software is itself
- DFSG-compliant it may be uploaded to the contrib
- distribution. While known existing versions of OSF/Motif
- permit unlimited redistribution of binaries linked against
- the library (whether statically or dynamically), it is the
- package maintainer's responsibility to determine whether
- this is permitted by the license of the copy of OSF/Motif in
- his or her possession.
+ <em>Programs that require the non-DFSG-compliant OSF/Motif or
+ OpenMotif libraries</em>
+ <footnote>
+ OSF/Motif and OpenMotif are collectively referred to as
+ "Motif" in this policy document.
+ </footnote>
+ should be compiled against and tested with LessTif (a free
+ re-implementation of Motif) instead. If the maintainer judges
+ that the program or programs do not work sufficiently well with
+ LessTif to be distributed and supported, but do so when compiled
+ against Motif, then two versions of the package should be
+ created; one linked statically against Motif and with
+ <tt>-smotif</tt> appended to the package name, and one linked
+ dynamically against Motif and with <tt>-dmotif</tt> appended to
+ the package name. Both Motif-linked versions are dependent upon
+ non-DFSG-compliant software and thus cannot be uploaded to the
+ main distribution; if the software is itself DFSG-compliant it
+ may be uploaded to the contrib distribution. While known
+ existing versions of Motif permit unlimited redistribution of
+ binaries linked against the library (whether statically or
+ dynamically), it is the package maintainer's responsibility to
+ determine whether this is permitted by the license of the copy of
+ Motif in his or her possession.
</p>
</sect>
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