That tool downloads from public repository. So it is not restricted for github users. If you think that a package should not depend on 3rd party's services, do you think that it is problem that Debian has Twitter client packages?
>>>>> On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:38:19 +0100 >>>>> d...@jones.dk(Jonas Smedegaard) said: > > [1 <text/plain; utf-8 (quoted-printable)>] > Quoting TANIGUCHI Takaki (2013-01-05 16:41:57) > > I can't understand what is the main point. > > > > Do you think "connect to github" makes some kind of license problem? > > Not a license problem, but a tool that only works in concert with a > non-free service arguably belongs in contrib, not main. > > Even if acceptable in main, my point is that the Debian user experience > would be improved by enhancing the tool to not rely on github service by > default, only optionally. > > I can understand how such independence from Github my very well not be > an issue for (direct) Github users - but in that regard Debian users and > Github users are not the same. > > > - Jonas > > -- > * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt > * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ > > [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private > [2 signature <application/pgp-signature; us-ascii (7bit)>] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
