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Re: contrib/non-free policy

Hi,

> You try to hit copyright holders and developers but finally the Debian
> itself is hit by the lowering it's rating on the CD market. 

Debian's main distinguishing feature is that it is a professional-quality
distribution made entirely of free software. I think we are sending a
very clear message to the software market: free software is a real choice,
not just an academic hypothesis.

If we don't make that clear, we would become just another commercial vendor.

> Not to mention that leaving software out of Debian CD is no preassure.

The inconvenience of not having a package in the CD discourages some people
to actually go and download it. I would call that "pressure", or
discouragement if you prefer. Authors want their work to be used, after all.

> P.S. What is the reason to have contrib/non-free division?
> It should be single "unsupported" directory from your point of view then. 

I think the distinction between the "official" part and the "unofficial"
part is clear-cut: it either satisfies Debian's Guidelines or it doesn't.

However, the distinction between "non-free" and "contrib" is messy and it
gets messier each time we try to clarify it.

Therefore, I think it makes perfect sense for us to worry only if a
package is suitable for the "official" part or not.

Whether we have a non-free/contrib section or just a big "unsupported" one
is irrelevant. Neither of them belongs in the official CD, in my opinion.

Vendors are allowed to cut unofficial CD's too if they want. They should
check the licenses to be sure they don't infringe them, but that's none
of our business.

Thanks,
	Fernando


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