On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:24:42AM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 09:22:02AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 05:28:38PM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Please note, that regardless on whether a package is provided in > > > > > > non-free or > > > > > > not, qemu-system-ppc requires a binary-only blob to operate, and > > > > > > hence belongs > > > > > > in contrib. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't agree. You are speaking about *one* binary among the *dozens* > > > > > which are in this package. The others binaries are working correctly. > > > > > > > > Right. The others don't have to be in contrib. Only qemu-system-ppc > > > > belongs > > > > there. > > > > > > > > > > I still do not agree. Some modules of the kernel need a firmware for some > > > cards. AFAIK the kernel is still in main, and those modules are also > > > there. > > > > Which is also wrong [1]. Unless I see an exception in the Social Contract > > that > > would allow this, which I haven't seen any. Circular reasoning (e.g. I do > > it > > because package XXX also does it) is NOT a justification. > > I am not doing a circular reasoning, I am just showing you I am not > the only one interpreting the debian policy this way, that is the > package as a whole and not binary by binary. > > Anyway as it seems you like to strictly follow the debian documents, > let's quote the DFSG: "Our priorities are our users and free software".
What is your interpretation of "We will never make the system require the use of a non-free component" ? > You would have better > employed your time (and mine) by providing a patch to make the video.x > sources buildable instead of trying to get qemu-system-ppc moved to > contrib. I agree. But which sources? I could find references saying the problem is video.x won't build from source, but I couldn't find the actual source (and I looked for it in its origin at mac-on-linux project). -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
