On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 03:37:37PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > > index 24c9072..16919b2 100644 > > --- a/policy.sgml > > +++ b/policy.sgml > > @@ -293,7 +293,13 @@ > > <em>free</em> in our sense (see the Debian Free Software > > Guidelines, below), or may be imported/exported without > > restrictions. Thus, the archive is split into the distribution > > - areas or categories based on their licenses and other restrictions. > > + areas or components<footnote> > > + The Debian archive software uses the term "component" internally > > + and in the Release file format to refer to the division of an > > + archive. The Debian Social Contract refers to distribution > > + areas. This document uses the same terminology as the Social > > + Contract. > > + </footnote> based on their licenses and other restrictions.
The SC has this in it: We have created "contrib" and "non-free" areas in our archive [...] The packages in these areas are [...] packages in these areas [...] There is no combination with distribution. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
