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Re: Request for GR: clarifying the license text licensing / freeness issue



Am 2007-04-23 19:42:02, schrieb Charles Plessy:
> Le Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 12:25:31PM +0200, Josip Rodin a écrit :
> > 'We promise that the Debian system and all its components will be free
> > according to these guidelines.'.
> 
> Dear Josip,
> 
> are you really sure that the licences are "components of the Debian
> system"? If one removes them, the system, on a functionnal point of
> view, still works as before... Nothing "Depends:" on the licences.

----[ command 'apt-cache show base-files' ]----------------------------
Package: base-files
Version: 3.1.2
Priority: required
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Section: base
Essential: yes
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
Depends: awk, base-passwd (>= 2.0.3.4)
Provides: base
Replaces: base, miscutils
Architecture: i386
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_3.1.2_i386.deb
Size: 34270
Installed-Size: 364
MD5sum: d676b8800f72baec7fde0cbbfcbe604a
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
 This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and
 several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version,
 /etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, /etc/nsswitch.conf,
 and others, and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

I find this DEPENDS enough!

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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