Re: [saioa@jet.es: hamm,bo...?]
Liran Zvibel wrote:
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>non-free -- (I'm not sure whether I'm correct) Are packages that can not
>be freely distributed, but can be used by individuals.
Packages that do not meet the Debian Social Contract Guidelines; they may
or may not be free to use, or even distribute. If a package is in non-free
you have to check its licensing terms to see what you can do with it.
>
>contrib -- Free packages that needs packages from non-free to operate.
>
>non-us -- Those are packages that the government of the U.S doesn't let
>distribute in the U.S. (mostly crypto stuff).
Packages that cannot be *exported* from USA.
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