Re: Portage, RPM or DPKG: number of packaged software comparison

["Steve Lamb" <grey@dmiyu.org>]

On Tue, June 17, 2008 4:23 pm, consultores wrote:
> OK, BTW, Are free source all the packages included in Debian? What about
> SeLinux?

    ...  this is Debian you're talking about.

http://www.debian.org/social_contract

#2 of the DSFG:

Source Code

The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source
code as well as compiled form.


    That's why on any Debian repository if you append -src to the deb
portion of your apt sources file you'll get the SouRCe code.

eg:
# See sources.list(5) for more information, especially
# Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs
# CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free

# Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to work
#deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free


-- 
Steve Lamb