Liran Zvibel wrote: ... >non-free -- (I'm not sure whether I'm correct) Are packages that can not >be freely distributed, but can be used by individuals.
Packages that do not meet the Debian Social Contract Guidelines; they may or may not be free to use, or even distribute. If a package is in non-free you have to check its licensing terms to see what you can do with it. > >contrib -- Free packages that needs packages from non-free to operate. > >non-us -- Those are packages that the government of the U.S doesn't let >distribute in the U.S. (mostly crypto stuff). Packages that cannot be *exported* from USA. -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body." II Corinthians 4:8-10 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
