Re: Moving contrib and non-free of master.debian.org

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

Robert Woodcock wrote:

> Here's an idea:
> 
> # apt-get install navigator-smotif-46
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>   netscape-base-46 navigator-base-46
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   navigator-smotif-46 netscape-base-46 navigator-base-46
> The following NON-FREE packages will be installed:
>   navigator-smotif-46 netscape-base-46 navigator-base-46
> 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
> 
> gnome-apt could just put a little Mr. Yuck (ooh, there's an icon we haven't
> seen in a while :) sticker by all the non-free packages right next to the
> package name.
> 
> Unintrusive, non-alienating, but lets the user know.

Except for Mr. Yuck, this is a great idea!
(Mr. Yuck implies too much of a value judgement that could be
mis-interpreted (e.g quality of software); a sad face would be
better if anything).