On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 11:05:31AM +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > On 2004-03-08 17:05:40 +0000 Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >>>A, yes, naturally. From my account on people.debian.org for example > >>>? > >>If the Suffield drop GR has passed, would non-free packages count as > >>"related to the project"? > >Yeah, naturally. Unless you want to remove the non-free maintainers > > Why? Just because it's a DD who does it? Are packages which can't (eg > not distributable in non-free) go on debian's ftp archive permitted > for people.d.o?
I would say not, since it is the same rationale that applies to non-free (someone may sue us over them) also applies to other form of distribution. It is true though that this is a restraint that each individual DD has to set upon himself. > >>...by using the Origin and Bugs headers, and improving them until > >>they work > >>well for you. > >Yeah. And who will do that ? > > You, perhaps, in concert with others. hehe :) I prefer to work on other free parts of debian though, and am absolutely not familiar with dpkg and friends. > >Also, will the PTS show me an overview of all my packages, including > >the non-free ones ? > > The debian PTS should interface with your personal PTS. The PTS > already doesn't show me an overview of all my packages, because only > one (and a half ;-) ) is in the archive just now. Yeah. > >and if yes, would non-free still be part of debian ? > > No. Friendly, Sven Luther
