On Sat, 07 May 2011 19:53:30 +0200 m...@mtjm.eu (Michał Masłowski) wrote:
> http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/gnewsense/metad/annotate/head:/parkes/blacklist.nonfree > lists some non-free packages from main. > > http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/gnewsense/metad/annotate/head:/parkes/blacklist.needsclean > lists packages which contain or recommend non-free software, but could > be modified into free ones. > > http://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines > is the canonical resource on this topic. > > The nonfree repository of Debian is probably also non-free. > > At least some packages in contrib require non-free dependencies. > Others could be modified to not need them or be used with free > replacements for them (e.g. with free Java implementations). Contrib is for software that depends on items in non-free or is just a wrapper around a downloader for non-free data. The other big thing that would be considered non-free in debian is the doco - eg, the wiki giving instructions on installing non-free software. kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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