Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Recognizing the GNU system as a free distro

[Sam Geeraerts]

Op Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:01:13 +0200
schreef address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès):

> My understanding is that Debian-based distros provide the unmodified
> upstream source, with a debian/patches tree containing patches they
> apply.  Do I get it right?

For gNewSense we do as follows. If the software recommends non-free
software then 'apt-get source' will give you the unmodified upstream
source + a debian/patches tree with a fix to remove the reference. If
the upstream source contains blobs or non-free code then 'apt-get
source' will give you the upstream source without the troublesome bits
(+ a debian/patches tree if there are also issues like the former).