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Re: Package announcements changes.

From: Mark Shuttleworth <marks@thawte.com>
> Is this a GNU thing or a Debian thing?  I see definite value in making
> Debian into an all-embracing distribution that welcomes packages from all
> sources that "fit into" the debian packaging system. 

It's a Debian policy decision. There's no problem with packaging
non-free programs. We "welcome" them. However, contrib and non-free
not an official part of the Debian distribution, they are accessories
that contain programs that do not meet our standards for some reason.

We market the Debian distribution as being "entirely freely redistributable
software". That's an important statement for us to make. We then say that
"a number of non-free programs that can be installed on your Debian system
are available in the non-free directory of our FTP archive".

I'd be more comfortable if we removed non-free and the programs in it.
However, a majority of Debian developers are against that.

	Thanks

	Bruce

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