Marco d'Itri writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>As far as I can tell, [1] is the only thread that predates -legal and >>touches on this issue. As far as it comes to a conclusion, it is that > This was not the thread. > >>bits that depend on non-main packages must go into contrib or >>non-free. This is consistent with the much more recent work to move >>firmware-loading kernel drivers out of main. Are IM client programs >>exempt from this, or should bugs be filed with appropriate severity? > The IM clients in main do not depend on non-main packages.
To the same extent, device drivers in main do not depend on non-main packages (or on firmware for the devices they talk to). Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
