Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] What about debian tasks? [was: Audio distributionrevisited]
From: David Benson (daveb_AT_idealab.com)
Date: Fri Sep 15 2000 - 20:31:31 EEST
uh, you can package anything in debian format,
but to be accepted into debian proper
it must comply with the Debian Free Software Guidelines:
http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
no problem tho, all debian-based distros contain rather nonfree
software (especially corel). you can even make a hybrid
by including new stfuf in you /etc/apt/sources.list, which is a list
of places to download packges from.
- dave
On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Dave Phillips wrote:
> Will Lowe wrote:
>
> > what software that's out there but not already available in .deb format
> > (and meets the Debian licensing requirements) would need to be packaged
> > for Debian?
>
> Yikes, licensing requirements... ;)
>
> Will, could you present us with a simple clarification of Debian's
> requirements ? It might be most helpful to simply state what Debian will
> *not* allow. Am I correct to assume up front that projects such as the
> UltraMaster synths (commercial) and RTSynth (closed-source) won't be
> permitted ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> == Dave Phillips
>
> http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/index.html
> http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/
>
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