Re: Torque in Debian?
On 19/12/09 at 16:30 +0100, Jordi Mallach wrote:
> I don't agree that «multiverse» corresponds 100% to «non-free». I think
> there are several pieces of software in Debian main that are kept in
> Ubuntu multiverse.
I wasn't aware of that, but that's true. mplayer, for instance.
> In any case, back when I started packaging torque and
> then joined the common effort, I looked torque's licence and couldn't
> find anything that could make it plain non-free. If my opinion counts,
> we should make our initial upload target main, and let the ftp team
> decide. We shouldn't go the non-free route just because we don't knw
> what they'll say. If the package is rejected, it's very easy to reupload
> with the changed sections.
It might be better to ask them directly for their opinion, instead of
just uploading the package ?
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