Re: What are the rules for packages in savannah.nongnu.org?

[Svetlana Tkachenko]

Ineiev <address@hidden> написал(а):
> On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 11:54:59PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
> ... 
> > I think we should change that text to this:
> > 
> >       > To be hosted on Savannah, your project must be free software, and
> >       > it must be kept independent of any nonfree software. The package
> >       > must not refer the user to any nonfree software; in other words.
> >       > it must not say anything that in our judgment is likely to
> >       > lead or steer users towards any nonfree software, In
> >       > particular, it must not automatically download or install any
> >       > nonfree software.
> > 
> > I'm simply avoiding a possible loophole for people to misinterpret it.
> > 
> > What do you people think of this change?
> 
> I would remove "must not refer the user to any nonfree software",
> it seems too strong to me (e.g. when Emacs says it runs on top
> of specific nonfree OSes, it sounds like a reference to me):

I would perhaps avoid such a mention completely, or at least complement it with 
a note that the target OS is 'non-free', and a link to free distributions.