Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, in
http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2004/debian-vote-200401/msg01122.html:
5. Programs That Don't Meet Our Free-Software Standards
We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of programs
Should be "programs and other software". Software is a broader class
than programs and this should be made abundantly clear.
that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We
have created "contrib" and "non-free" areas in our FTP archive for
Shouldn't require that it be in a FTP archive. "in our archive" is better.
software which satisfies our Free Redistribution guideline but not
all our other guidelines. The software in these directories is an
optional supplement to the Debian OS which is available from the
"main" are of our FTP archive. Thus, although non-free software
"of our archive"
isn't the point of Debian, we support its use, and we provide
infrastructure (such as our bug-tracking system and mailing lists)
for non-free software packages.
If you think this is a bad idea, please explain what you see that need
to be solved, and suggest how to make it better
Of course, all of these are bugs in the *original* as well, not just in
your proposed amended version.
