Please don't cc me or send me HTML duplicates (see also debian lists code of conduct). Thanks to Henning Makholm for replying already with some answers I couldn't remember. I agree with all of that post. Further, it looks like this doesn't need to be a native package.
a. wrote: > MJR wrote: > >debian/scripts/win32codecs.sh - does this depend on non-free > >software? > > > nope > > it will download and install codecs that are non-free; but it is the > user choice (and responsibility) to do that. This is no different than > what libdvdread3 proposed wrt decss library, or xanim with codecs I think this is the only remaining point I want to comment on now. Looking at your examples: xanim is non-free, isn't it? I'll skip that one. I didn't remember the libdvdcss2 situation. It seems it's not kept out because it's not free software, but because of other problems which make it undistributable on the main mirrors, thanks to EUCD, DMCA and similar laws. The ITP is bug 154281 and one list thread is http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/07/msg01640.html Some aspects of the ITP listing worry me, but the upshot seems to be that if ftpmasters or mirror owners are still worried, someone should ask the DPL or SPI or someone to buy legal advice. So, this looks like a different situation to win32codecs.sh to me. How does this downloader script differ from f-prot-installer in contrib? Both depend on some non-free software they download. -- Hoping we can get the last bugs squashed, MJR/slef http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
