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Re: packages in contrib that are DFSG-compliant

On Thu, 31 Jul 1997, Vincent Renardias wrote:

> I think the real "problem" is elsewhere. If a developer (not part of
> Debian) want to release his software as DFSG-compliant, he'll read the
> DFSG, make his package licence comply to it, and expect his package to be
> released in the "main" debian section, although it may very well land in
> contrib, since he was not supposed to know that his package must not
> depend on non-DFSG software.
> 
> If the DFSG is uspposed to be more than an internal Debian document, I
> think it should be clear about this dependancies issue for people not
> familiar with the Debian internals. 
> 
I agree with Vincent here, and would go a bit further and say that I think
that the confusion over contrib vs non-free would have been easier to
resolve if these dependencies were more specifically called out in the
Guide.

Mainly:

	1. Software is not free that depends for its operation on a piece
	   of non-free software.

	2. Software is not free if it requires non-free software for its
	   construction.

These two concepts have always been part of the criterion for packages in
main, in the form: Any package in main must be able to be built and run
using only those packages found in main. Understanding this would help
reduce the discussion on source dependencies as well.

With these two items in the DFSG it would be very clear why contrib is not
any more free than non-free.

Luck,

Dwarf
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