Re: [PROPOSED] Change package relations policy to remove referenc es to non-free from main
Hi,
>>"Ronald" == Ronald van Loon <Ronald.vanLoon@nob.nl> writes:
Ronald> Well, the problem sees to be this:
Ronald> person A is installing Debian on his system. However, he has
Ronald> some restrictions as to what packages he can use (for
Ronald> example, because his distribution only has certain packages
Ronald> available (practical example), or because his employer has
Ronald> placed certain restrictions as to what licenses are
Ronald> considered 'risk-free to use' within a company (political
Ronald> example)).
Ronald> Why not have a Legal: or License: field that specifies the
Ronald> license(s) the package adheres to?
Because that is presupposing the reason for the
unavailability. I have a partial mirror of potato. Would be nice if I
said that these parts are unavailable -- do not show me suggests that
point there.
And really, the licence is just incidental (the reason the
packages are not available in your case).
Generalize.
manoj
ps: to answer my .sig, don't you know how much money one can make on
American TV?
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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