>>>>> Jakub Wilk <jw...@debian.org> writes: […]
> On a semi-unrelated note: > Some of ftp*.*.d.o and cdimage.d.o mirrors serve random free (and > sometimes non-free) software that is not Debian[*]. This may mislead > inexperienced people into thinking that this software is endorsed or > even produced by Debian. Should we insist that only Debian is served > from these domains? > [*] See e. g.: https://ftp.se.debian.org/ Ahem. Speaking of non-Debian software… $ head < ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/Release Origin: Debian Label: Debian Suite: stable Version: 8.6 Codename: jessie Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 11:38:03 UTC Architectures: amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips mipsel powerpc ppc64el s390x Components: main contrib non-free Description: Debian 8.6 Released 17 September 2016 MD5Sum: $ Doesn’t the presence of the ‘non-free’ section in the official Debian Release (InRelease) files /already/ mislead inexperienced people into thinking that such software is either part of Debian or endorsed by the project (or both)? -- FSF associate member #7257 58F8 0F47 53F5 2EB2 F6A5 8916 3013 B6A0 230E 334A
