Re: non-free but distributable packages and kernel firmware

[Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com>]

Sven Luther wrote:
>   1) non-free-but-freely-distributable
> 
>   Which would hold all the files which are freely distributable, but fail 
one
>   of the freely modificable criterias of the DFSG.
> 
>   2) rest of non-free
> 
>   Which would include all but the ones in the first part, and impose some
>   furter restriction on distribution.

This sounds entirely reasonable.  I'm not sure how much would be left for the 
second part, though, because Debian and its entire decentralized mirror 
network would need permission to distribute it, and how many things allow 
that but have restrictions on redistribution?  :-/

Also, where do files with *use restrictions* ("You may not use this program to 
spam") go?