Adam Borowski <kilob...@angband.pl> writes: > On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 01:29:12PM +0200, Ole Streicher wrote: >> >> * Since the download code if DFSG-Free, the downloader goes to >> >> contrib, independently of the copyright of the data, right? >> > >> > Right. >> >> .... which is a bit pity, since the package *is* actually DFSG-free, >> including the downloaded data. The reason that they are not in the >> Debian archive is just a technical, not a license one: The source data >> size is about 8 GB, and the binary packages are from 160 MB to ~13 GB. > > As, unlike most downloaders, it doesn't deal with non-free data, I don't get > why it would be unacceptable for main. It's strictly better than clients > for various proprietary services, which sit in main.
After lunch, someone pointed out that the policy only requires that packages that download *software* need to go to contrib. Since my one would download *data* only, it would be probably suitable for main. Best regards Ole
