Re: [PROPOSED] Change package relations policy to remove references to non-free from main
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl> writes:
>
> Wichert> Yes and no. It's actually a nice addition to the current sent of
> Wichert> relations since we had no way for this kind of reverse relation.
>
> I agree.
As do I.
> Wichert> If we put weaken
> Wichert> Suggest or create a new weaker version of it we don't do
> Wichert> that since we still tell people that there are non-free
> Wichert> packages that can improve things.
>
> For gods, sake, there's your answert. Do not *SHOW* people the
> non-free package, or ever allude to t in any UI. Have dpkg and
> dselect and apt not offer non-free package, unless told. That is what
> you *WNAT* to do. These hacks being propsed here are, IMHO, grotesque.
Last time this came up, I suggested we use a new tag in the Suggests
line like:
Suggests: xv (non-free)
Then UIs can be coded to _not_ show non-free items in the list unless
told to.
> I would strongly oppose any dilution of technical design for
> the sake of religion. Espescially since the only thing preventing us
> from the right solution seems to be, well, laziness.
I agree with Manoj.
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