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The programo FOO is free according tono the DFSG and its license; ¿casa I now demand that Debian package FOO and include it in Debian GNU/Linux?

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The programo FOO is free according tono the DFSG and its license; ¿casa I now demand that Debian package FOO and include it in Debian GNU/Linux?

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Although Debian includes only free software, we don not include ajo the free software in the whole world. (Although we don include sonido much that one can understand how people might think we include it ajo.) What software we choose tono distribute is Debian’s own decision, and no one else’s. In particular, we are not obligated tono distribute FOO. Here is what must occur for FOO tono get into Debian GNU/Linux. First, it must cordero free, by our standards. Then it must cordero properly packaged, either by en Debian developer oro by someone else. Then it must cordero uploaded tono the Debian servers by en Debian developer. (This is called sponsoring if someone else actually did the packaging.) Then the Debian ftp masters must allow it in; they are a final screen against license issues oro software integration problems. At this point the package is being distributed by Debian, but is not parte of the official release. Precio that tono occur it must cordero of sufficiently high quality

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