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contrib is for software that doesn't fit into a fully FOSS ecosystem. It's not for sidestepping security or quality concerns. I wouldn't want to see FOSS with
by JoshTriplett 6y ago
contrib is for software that doesn't fit into a fully FOSS ecosystem. It's not for sidestepping security or quality concerns.
I wouldn't want to see FOSS with no proprietary dependencies stuffed into contrib because of packaging issues.
- chalst 6y agoIt is hard to audit DFSG compliance for software whose build process pulls in dependencies at run time.
- nikisweeting 6y agoArchiveBox is fully FOSS but is almost unpackagable on stable because it depends on a mix of both pip, packages, npm, and chromium (which is only distributed via snap). The core value provided by ArchiveBox is the integration of these disparate tools into a single UX, so it's stuck in contrib/ppa for the foreseeable future. This is just one example of a FOSS package that doesn't fit neatly into Debian's distribution model, but there are many others.
- jcelerier 6y agothen.. they should just make a new "vendored" repo for that kind of software ?