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Re: There are _TWO_ discussions here

On 29 Jul 1997, Guy Maor wrote:

> Just in case it's not emminently clear to all, there are two things
> being discussed here.
> 
> First, Christian and I (and possibly others), want to make contrib
> packages DFSG compliant.  This is an important issue, and practically
> nobody has responded to it.

It was always my understanding that the packages in contrib were not Free
Software. Although the new DFSG doesn't explicity declare this to be the
case, I seems to be implied.

The distinction that I would hate to see blurred is the distinction
between not-free for distribution restrictions and not-free for other
considerations. This distinction is very helpful in promoting the
distribution of contrib, while providing protection from the legal
implications of the licenses of packages currently found in "non-free".
While I appreciate that merging the two would make archive maintainance
simpler, I don't think it will get more software on a CD. I would rather
see the DFSG expanded to speak to the issues of package dependence on
non-free software and what the implications are for that dependence on the
"freedoms" that can be associated with the dependent code.

> 
> Second, lots of people want to talk about packages with US export
> restrictions.  This discussion is dead as far as I'm concerned.  I
> agree that our current solution is discriminatory, inconsistent, and
> just terrible.  But it's very simple.
> 
Absolutely!

Luck,

Dwarf
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