Re: Bug#405997: should executables be permitted to update themselves?

To: Shaun Jackman <sjackman@gmail.com>
Cc: Linas Žvirblis <0x0007@gmail.com>, 405997@bugs.debian.org, debian-policy@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#405997: should executables be permitted to update themselves?
From: "Jamin W. Collins" <jcollins@asgardsrealm.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:19:24 -0500
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Shaun Jackman wrote:

On 1/14/07, Linas Žvirblis <0x0007@gmail.com> wrote:


 6. The upstream build may not be DFSG free.


Absolutely not our concern. It is the user's choice as to which
software she wishes to download and run.

And if the user selected Debian for its software guidelines? Don't youfeel it's a little disingenuous for them to install an application thatis DFSG free only to have it upgrade itself to a non-DFSG free version?


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Jamin W. Collins

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