"Bernhard R. Link" <brl...@debian.org> writes: > * Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-...@web.de> [110317 22:10]: >> My metric here is clearly the functionality for the user. > > Being able to modify it or get help with the package (which needs > people being able and willing to look at the source and fix problems) > is a very important part of functionality of the user.
Frankly most users don't think ahead like that. They just want it to work. If it works they are happy. Unrar-free doesn't work, non-free unrar works. And as long as it works they really don't care. And as long as it works I see no reason why a maintainer should not be allowed to put the non-free dep first in alternatives if there is a good reason. Like say: In 10+ years I have never ever seen a single rar file unrar-free could unpack but thousands that needed unrar/rar. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87mxkstuql.fsf@frosties.localnet