Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This one time, at band camp, Thomas Bushnell BSG said: >> Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 11:29:38AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: >> >> It seems to me that there is no reason ndiswrapper can't be available >> >> to the installer whether it's in main or contrib. >> > >> > AFAIK, it would need to be on the first CD. >> >> Ok, then we could put selected packages from contrib on the first CD, >> provided they are DFSG-free, without causing any problems. Since >> ndiswrapper certainly is DFSG-free, why not do this? > > Feel free to submit patches to d-i to have packages from contrib on the > first CD and available to the installer. Historically this has not been > the case, and I assume it won't be unless someone presents a convincing > argument for why it should be, and then does some of the work of getting > it done.
This is, however, irrelevant to the present question. The standards for main/contrib do not make reference to convenience for the installer. Perhaps they should be; if you think such a question should be taken into account, then you should... do some of the work of making that change happen. thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
