Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Additionally, the use of the phrase "useful in a system with only free > software on it" is not something I can find in either 2.2.1 or 2.2.2 > (where the difference between main and contrib is spelled out) or > anywhere in our foundation documents. Can you point me to where this > requirement is mentioned in our policy and/or foundation documents?
It's not in the foundation documents, it's in the definition of contrib. Please remember, the Debian Policy Manual is not a "foundation document". In any case, the real point here is the following statement from 2.2.2, which says that contrib is for "wrapper packages or other sorts of free accessories for non-free programs." So the question is, is ndiswrapper for free programs, or only for non-free programs? If there are no uses of it (actual *uses*, where it is *useful*) with free programs, then it sure seems like a wrapper for non-free programs. But I don't know; everyone seems to be dancing around the actual question: are there any free drivers for which ndiswrapper is useful? CIPE has been mentioned, but it has also been said that ndiswrapper was not useful in this particular case. Moreover, the statements in 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 are *exemplars*, not final absolute standards. Remember, Policy is not a foundation document. It is a *technical* document. There is no statement in 2.2.1 that everything which meets the test there belongs in main; it is a list of requirements, but does not pretend to be exhaustive. There are some examples of things which belong in contrib, and at first blush, ndiswrapper looks like one of those: to use ndiswrapper, you need a driver to wrap, and there are no such drivers in our archive. And, with only one exception (an exception which it has been said is irrelevant since ndiswrapper is not actually *needed* for CIPE), ndiswrapper is only good for wrapping non-free programs (speaking *right now*; if the facts change, it can easily be moved). But rather than argue about what *might* be so, geez, can *somebody* PLEASE, just answer the factual question? Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
