Re: Are DFSG free package in non-us part of Debian?
Davide G. M. Salvetti writes:
> non-US mixes free and not free packages, thus hides the real status of
> them; I don't know of others, but to me it's very important to know if a
> package is free or not, before installing it on my system.
I agree on this point. non-us should distinguish free but
export-controlled packages like gnupg from non-free ones such as pgp.
> perfectly free packages like mailcrypt are not part of Debian, because
> other perfectly free packages like gnupg are not part of Debian; I find
> this unacceptable (even if I don't feel it urgent);
> Is it clear what is the problem I see?
Seems like you want to create Debian-non-us.
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John Hasler
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Elmwood, WI
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