On 27/03/14 at 10:58 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 26 mar 14, 22:55:07, Tomasz Nitecki wrote: > > > > While the idea is interesting, I do see a few issues: > > > > 1. Isn't this feature too close to what vrms already does [1]? True, it > > doesn't (AFAIK) check the source of the package, but it not only shows > > which packages are non free but also explains what makes a package non-free. > > vrms is not hooked into APT.
Shouldn't this be fixed in vrms, actually? > > 2. At the moment, how-can-i-help fetches only information related to > > packages containing specific types of bugs. To implement this new > > feature (and don't disclose the list of installed packages) we would > > have to download complete list of non-free packages or check all > > installed packages on the user side. Neither is supported by > > how-can-i-help and I do feel that it is slightly outside of our scope. > > I was thinking of something much simpler, like just displaying a list of > installed packages from non-free and/or contrib with a heading like > "These packages are from non-free and/or contrib and should be replaced > by free alternatives". So far, hcih lists issues where there's an obvious action: fix a bug, review a sponsorship request, etc. Replacing a non-free package by its free alternative is not so obvious: there might not be an alternative, it might be a super-complex piece of software, etc. So, I don't really think that such a feature has its place in hcih. It would be much more suitable in vrms, though. Lucas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
