Re: Installing gnulib from git

[Karl Berry]

    I think the point is that you can install the gnulib Debian package
    without an internet connection

That may be, but it doesn't make distributing a snapshot of gnulib as a
"package" any less problematic.  It is still the wrong thing to do.
Oh well.  I know this isn't up to you, and I certainly don't expect
Debian to change, whatever the facts are.