Bug#587279: debian-policy: section 2.2.1 needs some tweaking
Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com> writes:
> This is a bit off-topic for the bug report, but while you're thinking
> about rewording this section, it may be prescient to consider
> non-explicit dependencies.
> For example, the getweb script in foo2jzs fetches non-free firmware
> files, yet seems to be currently permissible in main given the current
> policy wording since there is no "Depends or Recommends: <external
> firmware files>" anywhere in the control file.
This concern is addressed by the paragraph three higher, at the start of
the section.
The main archive area comprises the Debian distribution. Only the
packages in this area are considered part of the distribution. None of
the packages in the main archive area require software outside of that
area to function.
The non-free firmware fetched from elsewhere is clearly "software outside
of that area."
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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