Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.1 RMS: > * The installer complained about the absence of the non-free directory > on the CD-ROM. It asked me what directory to use, and I had to answer > "none". The implication of this, to a user, is that something which > should have been prsent was missing. > > I think that should be considered a bug in the installation procedure. > If someone chooses to distribute only free software, installation > should not act as if something were missing.
I think he's referring to the cdrom access method of dselect here. I'll bet this could be corrected by a modification of the language used in the prompt so it stresses the non-free cd is optional. -- System Information Debian Release: slink Kernel Version: Linux paper 2.0.35 #1 Sun Jul 26 18:14:13 PDT 1998 i586 unknown Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: ii libc6 2.0.7u-7.1 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files) ii libstdc++2.8 2.90.29-2 The GNU stdc++ library (old egcs version) ii ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8.11 Video terminal manipulation - shared librari
