On Sat, Mar 04, 2017 at 01:56:26PM -0600, Jason Crain wrote:
> > > The upstream xpdf source contains a file misc/hello.pdf for testing
> > > purposes, according to the INSTALL file.  It would likely need to be
> > > repacked to remove that file.
> > 
> > What's the problem with that file? It is not part of any xpdf*.deb.
> 
> Listed under "Source package missing source" on the FTP master's reject FAQ¹:
> 
> "Source packages are part of the distribution. As such source must be
> present for all files in the source package itself, this includes
> convenience copies of other projects."
> 
> I think this applies whether or not the file is used in the binary
> package.  The source for that PDF is not included, making it not DFSG
> free.
Yes, that's correct.

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