They would likely need to be bundled into the package. They are stored in the git repository for the app, and are needed for its basic functionality.
On September 21, 2026 1:22:15 PM EDT, Soren Stoutner <[email protected]> wrote: >On Monday, September 21, 2026 7:19:54 AM Mountain Standard Time Andrew >Yurovchak wrote: >> Hello debian-legal, >> >> I am looking into packaging a tool called mtkclient >> (https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient), and someone who had attempted to >> package it previously had some concerns about its eligibility. >> >> For context, the application is a flash tool for mediatek devices that uses >> "payload" binaries to get the device into a flashable state. It isn't clear >> where these binaries are sourced from, though the application is licensed >> under GPLv3. Is the application able to be packaged as is? If not, what >needs >> to happen before it can be? > >Does the package ship the payload binaries, or are they acquired separately by >the user? > >-- >Soren Stoutner >[email protected] Best, Andrew
