On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:56:45 -0400 Nathanael Nerode wrote: > > Why should Debian wait for one such image to *be packaged* before > > moving the viewer from contrib to main? > Oh, it doesn't need to be packaged. If it is, however, it proves that > such an image exists.
I'm glad to hear this: at least it is not necessary to have DFSG-free data *packaged* in order to move a DFSG-free reader from contrib to main. The mere existence of such data seems to be sufficient... [...] > > A real example: prboom is in contrib (at least in Woody). It's free > > (under the GNU GPL license). It doesn't depend on non-free packages. > > It can be installed without pulling in non-free packages and can > > execute the FreeDoom IWADs that are free[1] (under a 3-clause BSD > > license), but not packaged for Debian. > > It seems like this belongs in main. But why hasn't anyone packaged > any of the free IWADs? I really don't know. Perhaps no DD has enough time to package two files that don't even need any actual installation: you just have to download them and you are ready to feed prboom. Very similar to downloading a DFSG-free mp3 audio file and feeding mpg321: does a free-mp3-collection package exist? -- | GnuPG Key ID = DD6DFCF4 | $ fortune Francesco | Key fingerprint = | Q: What is purple Poli | C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 | and commutes? | 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4 | A: A boolean grape.
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