Re: Draft GR: Simplification of license and copyright requirements for the Debian packages.
Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
> Le Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 10:56:36PM +0000, MJ Ray a écrit :
> > Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
> > > According to our social contract, “We promise that the Debian system and all
> > > its components will be free according to [the DFSG].” [...]
> >
> > Wow, that's a twist. So how do you get around the idea that the
> > program must include source?
>
> in my opinion, if a file contained in a Debian source package has no function
> in the Debian system, if its removal has actually no effect on the system at
> all, then it is reasonable to declare that it is not part of the Debian system.
In other words, just blatently ignore the bit of the DFSG that says
that programs must include source. Well, that explains it :-/
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