> Jacob> packages.debian.org has a description for contrib that states: > Jacob> Contrib > Jacob> Packages in this area are free themselves but depend > Jacob> on other software or hardware that is not free. > Jacob> ^^^^^^^^ > > Jacob> non-free hardware suggests the existance of free hardware. is > Jacob> this a typo, or have i been ripped off? > > Of course there is free hardware. Perhaps not free as in beer, > but free as in adhering to open, and free standards.
But that text should not be there. I don't think we would reject a reverse engeneered driver in main...

