discuss: Debian-free licenses was Re: modifiability of docs: final decision
Subject:
Re: Debian-free licenses was Re: modifiability of docs: final decision
From:
Rahul Sundaram ####@####.####
Date:
10 Mar 2005 20:41:08 -0000
Message-Id: <20050310204039.33404.qmail@web8505.mail.in.yahoo.com>
Hi
> Ah, now _that's_ an easier problem, and can be
> resolved procedurally:
>
> 1. Convince a maintainer to submit a package.
> 2. Observe which collection he puts it in. Make
> sure you wait for
> any subsequent NMU (non-maintainer update) or
> administrative action
> that changes that.
> 3. Repeat.
I dont call this easy really. Authors shouldnt have to
become a debian maintainer just to know whether their
documents are acceptable to debian or not.
>
> It's not really that bad a situation. The worst
> that's likely[1] to
> happen is that some package ends up in a different
> collection from the
> one you expected.
The number of people who have access to the net to
download non-free documents is significantly lower
than the number of people who can copy a CD in my
region. Its makes a big difference in availability.
You can ignore it as a third world problem or you can
address it properly. I would of course prefer the latter
Regards
Rahul Sundaram
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