[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] extras repository

[From: Jorge Salamero Sanz]

On Thursday 07 December 2006 11:43, Ferenc Szekely wrote:
> > How does it handle the extras components without source code? E.g. (bad
> > example) Canola? Sources will not come but why not having it in the
> > extras in future?
>
> good point. my proposal is that extras is meant only for open source
> software. we can have a non-free component in each repo for canola and co.

my opinion is that free software must be uploaded with source code package and 
build-depends must be in the repository. just follow debian guidelines, they 
have been working for years .... non-free software should go to a non-free 
component.