With no evidence that this package is usable without non-free software,
I'm closing this report as invalid.
** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Invalid
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open-vm-tools should be in universe (not multiverse)
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samba is also used for Unix-to-Unix filesharing. what is the free-
software-only use case for open-vm-tools?
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samba is in main, and it is only really used for interaction with non-
Free software. Shouldn't this Free software be in universe by that
logic?
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** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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We've always generally mapped contrib in Debian to multiverse in Ubuntu,
with the same restriction - if it isn't useful in some way with free
software only, it shouldn't be in main/universe. Does open-vm-tools have
any utility if you aren't running VMware?
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open-vm-tools should be in universe (
I think the reason it is currently in multiverse is that it is in
contrib in Debian.
It is there because it requires vmware to work, so is an "accessory to a
non-free
program", which puts it in contrib in Debian.
Does this same thing apply in Ubuntu?
I can't see any reason to stop it moving to
