1 * Issue http://bugs.debian.org/681419
2 ** May packages in main have a Depends: foo | foo-nonfree
5 + Possibility of automatically pulling in non-free during some
8 + Under no circumstances should non-free be pulled in automatically
9 *** Automatic: avoid in Release file
10 + http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120717083004.GB21400@frosties
11 *** Only virtual packages
13 + Lots of packages will be insta-buggy
15 ** How many total dependencies are there? (We're only interested in Depends or Recommends for this purpose, not Suggests.)
17 ** Are all of those dependencies alternative dependencies of the form: Depends: foo | foo-nonfree or are there other cases?
18 *** Yes, save for two bugs
19 ** Are any of these dependencies versioned?
21 ** What do packages already in the archive do?
22 *** Already some alternative Depends: and Recommends: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=681419#100
23 ** Do any packages pull in non-free automatically already?
24 *** Apparently, no http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=681419#100
25 ** What about suggests
27 ** debian-policy@lists.debian.org