[NTLUG:Discuss] Debian and proposed change to social contract: clarification?

[Jonathan Brugge]

You can browse the contents of the non-free and contrib-software at
www.debian.org/distrib/packages
If they remove this software from the debian-distribution, I think you can
get them from other sites too, BUT I'M NOT SURE. At least some packages can
be dl'd from other sites (like the kde(2)-packages) and the netscape
packages too, I think. I don't know about a proposed change of the social
contract. I'll ask on irc, but at least there's nothing about it on the
official site, so I think it are only rumours.
By the way: Debian works great here!

Jonathan Brugge
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Cobbe <cobbe at directlink.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 6:35 PM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Debian and proposed change to social contract:
clarification?


> Greetings, all.
>
> I've been planning on trying out Debian for a while, and the combination
of
> the problems with RH7 and some upcoming free time mean that I'm finally
> going to get the chance.
>
> However, before I take the plunge, there's something I'd like some
> additional information on.  There's been a lot of discussion lately about
> some proposed changes to the Debian Social Contract that would remove all
> `non-free' software from the Debian archives.
>
> Could someone either post a brief summary of the issues, or post a link to
> such a summary?
>
> My questions are pretty basic:
>
> * What, exactly, is *in* the `non-free' collection?  Is there a place on
>   the net where I could browse through these packages to see exactly
what's
>   involved?
>
> * If the proposal passes and these packages are removed, would it still be
>   possible to obtain the same software in .deb form from other sites?
>
> I guess I'm primarily concerned that it will no longer be convenient to
> install, say, Netscape on a Debian machine if this proposal is accepted.
>
> Hoping someone can clarify this,
>
> Richard
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