Christofer C. Bell schreef: > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 6:18 AM, Paul van der Vlis <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hello, > > Why is MythTV only in debian-multimedia? It has a GPL license. > > What is good way to find out why a package is not in Debian main? > I already searched debian-legal. > > > Assuming that some piece of software is DFSG-Free, the only reason it > would not be included is because no one has stepped up to maintain a > package for it. Again, assuming it's DSFG-Free, there would be no > obstacle to it being a part of Debian other than lack of a maintainer.
from: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/163269 : ----- I'm a DD and would be happy to help out in this regard - I spoke to Matt a while ago about the reasons behind not adding it to debian proper, and as you say, it was down to licensing/legal issues. ----- With regards, Paul van der Vlis. -- http://www.vandervlis.nl/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
