On 10/15/16, J.B. Nicholson jbn@forestfield.org wrote:
Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
It's entirely possible something has changed and I am not aware of relevant updates on this (I don't doubt you're in touch with them far more than I am). Please do reply to the list with updates to this situation.
i'm not - they're extremely limited on resources and time, so i keep communication to a minimum.
In https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html we find the following objection, "Debian also provides a repository of nonfree software. According to the project, this software is "not part of the Debian system," but the repository is hosted on many of the project's main servers, and people can readily find these nonfree packages by browsing Debian's online package database and its wiki".
... which is why i proposed an HTTP-redirect-and-rewrite style split that would appear seamless and transparent (appearing to be a "single site") for many years. the wiki however would be a problem that would need careful and comprehensive review... but if steps are never taken, even small ones, zero progress will ever be made.
l.