Re: Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Peter Karlsson
Matt Zimmerman: > If the program cannot be compiled using free tools, then it is not very > free. Well, that's a matter of definition. I'll have a look at using another cross-assembler. Fortunately, there seems to be a GPL'ed 6502 cross-assembler, so I'll have a look into using that one instead.

Re: Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > Refer to the Debian Policy Manual, section 2.1.2. > > > In addition, the packages in main > > * must not require a package outside of main for *compilation* or execution > (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends", "Recommends", or > "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-main package)

Re: Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 06:51:03PM +0100, Peter Karlsson wrote: > I have a question about a program that I am thinking about packaging: > It is a transfer program? licened according to GPL, but comes with some > program code that you download to the remote computer. That code is > also GPL, but th

Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Peter Karlsson
Hi! I have a question about a program that I am thinking about packaging: It is a transfer program¹ licened according to GPL, but comes with some program code that you download to the remote computer. That code is also GPL, but the program used to compile those sources is not DFSG free. The remote

Re: Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Peter Karlsson
Matt Zimmerman: > If the program cannot be compiled using free tools, then it is not very > free. Well, that's a matter of definition. I'll have a look at using another cross-assembler. Fortunately, there seems to be a GPL'ed 6502 cross-assembler, so I'll have a look into using that one instead

Re: Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > Refer to the Debian Policy Manual, section 2.1.2. > > > In addition, the packages in main > > * must not require a package outside of main for *compilation* or execution > (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends", "Recommends", or > "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-main package

Re: Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 06:51:03PM +0100, Peter Karlsson wrote: > I have a question about a program that I am thinking about packaging: > It is a transfer program? licened according to GPL, but comes with some > program code that you download to the remote computer. That code is > also GPL, but t

Main, contrib or non-free?

2002-08-10 Thread Peter Karlsson
Hi! I have a question about a program that I am thinking about packaging: It is a transfer program¹ licened according to GPL, but comes with some program code that you download to the remote computer. That code is also GPL, but the program used to compile those sources is not DFSG free. The remot