Re: Privacy policy of packages/softwares installed in Debian
On Monday 10 June 2019 11:17:04 am tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 06:43:17AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > I'm not a maintainer, just a user.
> >
> > And a instance of the above should result in the instant moving of
> > that package into the non-free category. And put a link to a readme
> > explaining why its contamination by such tracking code has caused
> > its status to be changed, and moved, in the former packages
> > location.
>
> Normally a maintainer just removes such a nasty -- that's what the
> Debian-specific patches are for. But first you have to find it.
>
> Just imagine yourself as a maintainer of (say) 5 packages, 500k lines
> of code each. In your free time. Getting an update every 2 months
> each.
>
> Do you go with a fine comb over each and every changed line of code
> each time?
>
> That's why our maintainers need help. Just saying "Debian Should" is
> not enough help :-)
>
All of that I'm well aware of Tomas. So yes "should" is a bit stronger
sounding than I intended. But at my thinkers age, I'd like to think I
have sense enough left to know my limits. So I ask. I am behind the
curve of any modern language, even bash scripts I wrote 10 years ago can
be a puzzle when they miss-fire until I've mentally stepped thru them
several times. Its even personally embarrassing if when I find the why,
and wonder WIH did I do it that way?
> Cheers
> -- t
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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