Package: azureus Version: 4.2.0.8-2 Severity: normal
Azureus obeys the unofficial "private flag" in torrent files, which intentionally disables decentralized features in the client against the user's will. Like the broadcast flag, this is a form of DRM and is against the spirit of freedom that Debian is all about. Note that is it not possible to remove or disable the flag in the torrent file itself as it will change the info_hash. Just as was done with PDF readers that obeyed copy-prevention flags (i.e. xpdf) this defect should be disabled in the packages that Debian distributes. Ideally the flag would simply be ignored, but if a compromise is needed torrents with the private flag set could have decentralized features disabled by default, but still allow the user to enable them if desired. This would respect the user's freedom while allowing the torrent file distributer to express their wishes. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages azureus depends on: ii java-wrappers 0.1.15 wrappers for java executables ii libcommons-cli-java 1.2-2 API for working with the command l ii liblog4j1.2-java 1.2.15-7 Logging library for java ii libswt-gtk-3.4-java 3.4.2-3 Standard Widget Toolkit for GTK+ J ii openjdk-6-jre 6b16-1.6.1-1 OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspo Versions of packages azureus recommends: pn vuze <none> (no description available) azureus suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
