[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Niels Möller) writes:

> Simon Josefsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> How about the Nettle manual?  That seems to be appropriate, too.
>
> No, it's inconvenient to use a file that is subject to updates (for
> every update to the file, the testcase would have to be updated as
> well, which kind-of defeats the idea of automatic regression testing).

Ah, I see.

> That's why I liked using an RFC; they are never updated after
> publication. And using a fixed outdated version of the nettle manual
> seems silly. It would be better to shop around at project gutenberg.

I can't find any small gutenberg file, but I didn't look much.
Perhaps the Debian Linux Manifesto?
/usr/share/doc/debian/debian-manifesto or
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ap-manifesto.en.html

> I don't expect to have any time for a new nettle release in the near
> future. I and my fiancé will be having a baby in a few weeks time...

Good luck! ;)

> You may also have the option
>
>   2. Remove the non-free material from the source, e.g., by re-packaging
>      the upstream archive and adding a 'dfsg' version name to it.
>
> if I understood the bug report correctly. I don't quite understand the
> pros and cons of the different options. A 1.14.whatever version is
> fine with me, if you think that's a good solution to the problem.

Removing the file and disabling the particular test that needs it
seems OK to me.

/Simon

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