On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:38:14AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > CJ Fearnley <c...@cjfearnley.com> writes: > > > 2.2.1 The main archive area > > The main archive area comprises the Debian GNU/Linux distribution; > only the packages in this area are considered part of the > distribution. None of the packages in the main archive area require > software outside of that area to function.
OK, how about this suggestion for a conclusion to Russ' text on the main archive area: Everyone (from end users to redistributors to derivatives) can be confident that they can use, share, modify and redistribute the software in the Debian main archive area freely<footnote>See http://www.debian.org/intro/free for more about what we mean by free software.</footnote>. > and then going on to the language already there, which already requires > that all the packages comply with the DFSG. > > > 2.2.2 The contrib archive area > > The contrib archive area contains supplemental packages intended to > work with the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, but which require > software outside of the distribution to either build or function. > Apart from this requirement, all software in the contrib archive area > complies with the DFSG and with the policy requirements in this > manual. > > > 2.2.3 The non-free archive area > > The non-free archive area contains supplemental packages intended to > work with the Debian GNU/Linux distribution that do not comply with > the DFSG or have other problems that make their distribution > problematic. They may not comply with all of the policy requirements > in this manual due to restrictions on modifications or other > limitations. > > I don't think any of the above changes anything normative, so once we > reach consensus on the wording I can go ahead and apply this. -- We are on a spaceship; a beautiful one. It took billions of years to develop. We're not going to get another. Now, how do we make this spaceship work? -- Buckminster Fuller CJ Fearnley | Explorer in Universe c...@cjfearnley.com | "Dare to be Naive" -- Bucky Fuller http://www.CJFearnley.com | http://blog.remoteresponder.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
