On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 12:32:08AM -0500, Michael Gilbert wrote: > the first is that packages in main should not have any dependencies > on non-free software. however, debian policy is not entirely clear > on the issue. section 2.2.1 says "... the packages in main must not > require a package outside of main for compilation or execution > (thus, the package must not declare a 'Depends', 'Recommends', or > 'Build-Depends' relationship on a non-main package)." this makes the > policy clear about dependencies on "packages," but it does not > address dependencies on other external non-free files.
Paragraph 2.2.2 probably resolves any ambiguity here: "Examples of packages which would be included in contrib are [...] free packages which require contrib, non-free packages or *packages which are not in our archive at all* for compilation or execution." That suggests to me that foo2zjs (or at least that part of it which downloads the firmware) should be in contrib. In that respect it sounds a bit like flashplugin-nonfree or msttcorefonts, both of which download non-free material following installation. > at the maintainer's discretion, the bug is currently tagged > "wishlist" and "wont-fix." i completely disagree, but i will defer > to debian-legal's take on the matter. I don't know what other people's take on this will be - I'm sure most people on this list know the ins and outs of the Debian policy better than me - but it sounds to me like this package should be in contrib rather than main, at least in its current form. John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
