On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 07:16:18PM +0200, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> * Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-05-30 17:17]:
> > Package: libparse-recdescent-perl
> > Version: 1.94.free-1
> > Severity: minor
> > 
> > debian/changelog suggests that the tutorial that used to be part of
> > the package has been removed and put into non-free into a dedicated
> > package parse-recdescent-doc-nonfree. This package is, however, not
> > present in non-free today.
> 
> Indeed, the package was never uploaded, although I thought I have done it
> after this discussion in debian-mentors:
> 
>     http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2005/09/msg00334.html
> 
> The non-free tutorial package will be uploaded soon and will be called
> libparse-recdescent-perl-tutorial-nonfree.

That would be great.

> > Additionally, it would be a good idea to have the removed
> > documentation mentioned in the package description and not only the
> > change log.
> 
> Do you think that there is appropriate to advertise non-free packages in
> the description of packages in main?

I'd think that would be perfectly OK.

> I do not really care, but this
> strikes me as being politically incorrect...   I already mentioned it in:
> 
>     /usr/share/doc/libparse-recdescent-perl/NEWS.Debian.gz

Yes, that's where I found the reference.

> Although, it might be a good idea to drop a note into README.Debian.
> What do you think?

I'd put it in there, yes.

Greetings
Marc

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