[Fsf-Debian] A small thought on how Debian might be able to help.

[Paul van der Vlis]

op 09-09-14 21:36, Paul Wise schreef:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 2:55 AM, Steven Chamberlain wrote:
> 
>> Really?  Do any packages in main ship binary firmware like that?  That
>> violates the DFSG surely?
> 
> Debian doesn't require things are actually built from source, just
> that they can be. 

Not sure. Virtualbox is removed from main, because the BIOS and VGA
firmware could not be build from source with a DFSG-free compiler.

Virtualbox uses the Open Watcom compiler because bcc is not maintained
for years. The Open Watcom license is OSI-free, but not DFSG-free.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691148
https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/07/msg00014.html

With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.

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