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?
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