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Re: Adding package to Debian Distro

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On 2024-05-09, Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 9 May 2024 14:09:52 -0000 (UTC)
> Curt <curty@free.fr> wrote:
>
>> I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source
>> IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one,
>> which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced
>> *hardware*.
>
> Isn't that what the non-free archive is for?
> https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free
>

Maybe you're right. I can't seem to find a comprehensive list of
non-free packages, nor anything equivalent to this intricate IBM
software. I mean, if non-free means: "anything at all that can be
reverse-engineered by our software teams," then I've misunderstood its
meaning and purpose (which is perfectly possible). 

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  Re: Adding package to Debian Distro "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-05-09 15:50 +0200
  Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> - 2024-05-09 16:00 +0200
  Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-05-09 16:20 +0200
    Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-05-09 17:20 +0200
      Re: Adding package to Debian Distro Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-05-09 18:30 +0200
        Re: Adding package to Debian Distro David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-05-09 21:00 +0200

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