On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 11:28:41AM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > diff --git a/policy/ch-archive.rst b/policy/ch-archive.rst > index ab04261..15b9343 100644 > --- a/policy/ch-archive.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-archive.rst > @@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ The aims of this are: > > The *main* archive area forms the *Debian distribution*. > > -Packages in the other archive areas (``contrib``, ``non-free``) are not > -considered to be part of the Debian distribution, although we support > -their use and provide infrastructure for them (such as our bug-tracking > -system and mailing lists). This Debian Policy Manual applies to these > -packages as well. > +Packages in the other archive areas (``non-free-firmware``, > +``contrib``, ``non-free``) are not considered to be part of the Debian > +distribution, although we support their use and provide infrastructure > +for them (such as our bug-tracking system and mailing lists). This > +Debian Policy Manual applies to these packages as well. > > .. _s-dfsg: > > @@ -130,6 +130,27 @@ In addition, the packages in *main* > > - must meet all policy requirements presented in this manual. > > +.. _s-non-free-firmware: > + > +The non-free-firmware archive area > +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > + > +The *non-free-firmware* archive area contains packages providing > +firmware needed to initialize, use or keep updated hardware required > +by our users, typically necessary for important functions to be > +available (i.e. wireless network connectivity) or for fixing security > +defects in hardware (i.e. CPU microcode updates). Packages in this > +archive may not comply with all of the policy requirements in this > +manual due to lack of source code availability, restrictions on > +modification or other limitations. > + > +Packages in *non-free-firmware* > + > +- must not be so buggy that we refuse to support them, and > + > + - must meet all policy requiremens presented in this manual that it > + is possible for them to meet. > + > .. _s-contrib: > > The contrib archive area > @@ -261,8 +282,8 @@ prohibited" and "distribution restricted". > Sections > -------- > > -The packages in the archive areas *main*, *contrib* and *non-free* are > -grouped further into *sections* to simplify handling. > +The packages in the archive areas *main*, *non-free-firmware*, *contrib* > +and *non-free* are grouped further into *sections* to simplify handling. > > The archive area and section for each package should be specified in the > package's ``Section`` control record (see > @@ -272,8 +293,8 @@ the Debian distribution. The ``Section`` field should be of the form: > > - *section* if the package is in the *main* archive area, > > -- *area/section* if the package is in the *contrib* or *non-free* > - archive areas. > +- *area/section* if the package is in the *non-free-firmware*, *contrib* > + or *non-free* archive areas. > > The Debian archive maintainers provide the authoritative list of > sections. At present, they are: admin, cli-mono, comm, database, debug, seconded, with or without the minor fixes by James Addison. thanks! -- cheers, Holger ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ holger@(debian|reproducible-builds|layer-acht).org ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ OpenPGP: B8BF54137B09D35CF026FE9D 091AB856069AAA1C ⠈⠳⣄ If you upload your address book to "the cloud", I don't want to be in it.
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