Re: CoC policy for package contents

[Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org>]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 01:24:34PM +0200, Ilu wrote:
> Am 24.07.25 um 12:27 schrieb Ilu:
> > Shipping gambling software is already forbidden in some jurisdictions
> > since Debian does not do age verification. At least if the gambling
> > involves money in some way. Needs further investigation, does Debian
> > have such a package?
> > 
> > Shipping youtube downloaders has been negatively decided by at least one
> > court case in one country that I know of, but the verdict is only
> > enforcable inter partes. Shipping carries significant legal risks
> > though..
> > 
> > Shipping games without age verification is another risk. Has anybody
> > ever reviewed the games Debian ships under that aspect? I'd help with
> > such a review, I just don't want to install all those games and waste
> > time on playing them.
> 
> Just to make sure I'm not misunderstood: I do not want to start a discussion
> about games removal. I would - if really necessary - propose a move to a
> separate section in the archive to facilitate an easy "parental controls"
> setup.

Parental controls don't need a separate section. They need you to not
give root access to the child.

I could see us perhaps add a field to debian/control to say "in
jurisdiction X, this package is considered acceptable for people over Y
years of age", and then add some controls in apt to disallow it to
install packages marked as such. But that is a lot of work for something
that could be solved easily by saying "do not give root passwords to
your children".

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I will have a Tin-Actinium-Potassium mixture, thanks.