Re: Bug#71130: depends on non-free _hardware_?
> Jacob> packages.debian.org has a description for contrib that states:
> Jacob> Contrib
> Jacob> Packages in this area are free themselves but depend
> Jacob> on other software or hardware that is not free.
> Jacob> ^^^^^^^^
>
> Jacob> non-free hardware suggests the existance of free hardware. is
> Jacob> this a typo, or have i been ripped off?
>
> Of course there is free hardware. Perhaps not free as in beer,
> but free as in adhering to open, and free standards.
But that text should not be there. I don't think we would reject a reverse
engeneered driver in main...
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