Re: [Savannah-hackers] Non free dependencies

[Hugo Gayosso]

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"Jaime E. Villate" <address@hidden> writes:

> On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 03:19:33PM +0100, Loic Dachary wrote:
> > 
> >     Hi,
> > 
> >     In order to clarify the policy of Savannah regarding dependencies
> > with non free software, I'd like to include in the project registration
> > pages the following to the 'Services & Requirements" page.
> > 
> > ----
> >     No dependencies to non free software
> > 
> >     Your software may not depend on non free software. In order to be
> > available to people who cannot use non free software, it has to be fully 
> > usable with the existing Free Software operating systems and programs.
> > ----
> Hi,
> Sorry for the late reply. I agree with that text. That will save us a lot of
> time explaining to applicants why their projects cannot be accepted.
> Cheers,
> Jaime

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I agree, and I think it should be one of the first (if not the first)
item, I don't remember how long the "Service & Requirements" page is,
but I guess that not everybody reads everything.

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