Scripsit Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> > Henning Makholm wrote:
>> dfsg-freedom-of-all-runnable-programs > free-software-and-firmware >> dfsg-freedom-of-all-main-cpu-runnable-programs > free-software Given the historically demonstrated ambiguity of the term "software" I think it would be advisable to leave it out here. > There's probably also the "free-use" and "nonprofit-use" properties -- > can I use this package without having to worry about the license, can > I use it at home, or at work as well? Yes. Now we're at it, perhaps there should be "buildd-safe", with an appropriate specification. Or am I wrong when I assume a major reason why non-free is not autobuilt is worries that not all licences in non-free would allow building except by people jumping through particular hoops? > I wonder if it would be worth considering a "fsf-free" component that > offers a Packages file listing packages from non-free with the > fsf-free tag. Something like that might be non-disruptive and make it > simpler for the installer and users to deal with some of the more > important alternative stances on freedom to the DFSG. Hmm. Does apt suppport having a Packages file separate from the pool whose files it refers to? It would be cool to be able to generate Packages files for one's particular combination of freedoms-I-care-about-personally, and then fetch the files from a general mirror. In any case, I agree that it would be worthwhile to offer officially abridged Packages files for certain popular combinations. >> That is, list reasons why somebody might want to *accept* the package >> on his machine (or his redistribution) rather than list reasons why >> somebody might wanto to *exclude* it. > That's kinda kludgy for the "free-software / > free-software-and-firmware" tags, afaics. Could you elaborate on that? I don't really get which kludginess you are referring to - my description was intentionally aimed at people who say "I welcome any package on my box as long as all its executable code comes with the freedoms of the DFSG". For such persons, free-programs or free-programs-except-firmware would exactly be "a reason why they might want to accept the package". -- Henning Makholm "Okay, okay, life's a beach." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]