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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [recoll]: optional dependency: untex: for dvi support w ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Upon installation of recoll, I can see:
optional dependency: untex: for dvi support with dvips
but untex cannot be installed
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [qt5-svg]: using "contents" in description | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
extra/qt5-svg 5.8.0-1 (qt qt5) [installed]
Classes for displaying the contents of SVG files
The description is vague.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [qpdf]: using "Content" in description | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
extra/qpdf 6.0.0-2
QPDF: A Content-Preserving PDF Transformation System
The description is vague.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [qlandkartegt]: using kernel name instead of operating ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/qlandkartegt 1.8.1-8
Use your GPS with Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [python2-pyinotify]: using kernel name instead of opera ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/python2-pyinotify 0.9.6-3 [installed]
Python module used for monitoring filesystems events on Linux platforms with inotify.
community/qlandkartegt 1.8.1-8
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [python2-pam]: using kernel name instead of operating s ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/python2-pam 0.1.4-3 [installed]
Module that provides an authenticate function that allows the caller to authenticate a given username / password against the PAM sy stem on Linux.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [python2-biopython]: using vague "freely available" ter ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/python2-biopython 1.69-1
Freely available Python tools for computational molecular biology
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#FreelyAvailable
Don’t use “freely available software” as a synonym for “free software.” The terms are not equivalent. Software is “freely available” if anyone can easily get a copy. “Free software” is defined in terms of the freedom of users that have a copy of it. These are answers to different questions.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [python-pyinotify]: using kernel name instead of operat ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/python-pyinotify 0.9.6-3
Python module used for monitoring filesystems events on Linux platforms with inotify.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [python-biopython]: using vague "freely" term in descri ... | Closed | |
Task Description
community/python-biopython 1.69-1
Freely available Python tools for computational molecular biology
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#FreelyAvailable
Don’t use “freely available software” as a synonym for “free software.” The terms are not equivalent. Software is “freely available” if anyone can easily get a copy. “Free software” is defined in terms of the freedom of users that have a copy of it. These are answers to different questions.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [pkgdiff]: using kernel name instead of operating syste ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/pkgdiff 1.7.1-1
A tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [pinta] mentioning proprietary software Paint.NET | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
The description of the package need to be changed to accommodate:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
community/pinta 1.6-2 [installed]
Drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET. It's goal is to provide a simplified alternative to GIMP for casual users
I am not quite sure what the policy is in Hyperbola on this one. I am referring to the reference to the proprietary software Paint.NET. That is for me steering users to verify what is Paint.NET – we shall not be doing it. It should be removed from description.
I am fine if authors have in documentation something explaining how they started software project. But I am not fine in descriptions which are public and accessible on Internet to have such references to illegitimate proprietary software.
Just to clarify, the word “alternative” is just fine in this description and need not be removed.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [pflask]: using kernel name instead of operating system ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/pflask 0.2.20151217-1
Lightweight process containers for Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [packeth]: using kernel name instead of operating syste ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/packeth 1.8.1-1
A Linux GUI packet generator tool for ethernet.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [oprofile]: using kernel name instead of operating syst ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/oprofile 1.1.0-3
System-wide profiler for Linux systems
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [openstreetmap-map-icons-svn]: using vague "public doma ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/openstreetmap-map-icons-svn 31588-1 [installed]
A set of public domain licensed map icons for general OSM use
It is questionable if it is “Licensed” or dedicated.
See the file:
/usr/share/licenses/openstreetmap-map-icons/svg-twotone/LICENSE.txt
it does not matter if the file is named “LICENSE”, it could be also named anyhow else.
There must be reason why the organization Creative Commons is not using the word “License” in that text, and that is why I propose to simply say in description:
A set of public domain map icons for general OSM use
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [openmw]: referring to assets in description | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
The description of the package need to be changed to accommodate:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
To refer to published works as “assets”, or “digital assets”, is even worse than calling them “content” — it presumes they have no value to society except commercial value.
community/openmw 0.41.0-3.hyperbola1
A libre engine reimplementation for Morrowind-based role-playing games, without wizard installation support to install nonfree assets from Morrowind to run Morrowind
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [open-isns]: using kernel name instead of operating sys ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/open-isns 0.97-3
iSNS server and client for Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [nss_ldap]: referring to kernel name as operating syste ... | Closed | |
Task Description
extra/nss_ldap 265-6
The nss_ldap module provides the means for Linux and Solaris workstations to resolve the ent ities defined in RFC 2307 from LDAP directories.
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Description is referring to operating system, and not to the kernel itself (Linux). It shall be amended.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [notepadqq]: using kernel name instead of operating sys ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/notepadqq 1.0.1-1
Notepad++-like text editor for Linux
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [nmon]: using kernel name without operating system name | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/nmon 16g-1
AIX & Linux Performance Monitoring tool
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [net-tools]: using word "Linux" in vague manner | Closed | |
Task Description
core/net-tools 1.60.20160710git-1
Configuration tools for Linux networking
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [mp3wrap] mentioning in description to be "alternative" ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
The description of the package need to be changed to accommodate:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
extra/mp3wrap 0.5-4
Tool for wrapping mp3 files. A free independent alternative to AlbumWrap
Description is pointing to proprietary software, it should not, it shall be changed.
It is not alternative to proprietary, and description shall be changed. It gives some kind of legitimacy to proprietary software.
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [man-pages]: using term "Linux" | Closed | |
Task Description
core/man-pages 4.11-1 (base)
Linux man pages
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
Instead I propose to say “Operating system manual pages”
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [man-pages-zh_tw]: using kernel name without operating ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/man-pages-zh_tw 1.6.3.1-1
Traditional Chinese Linux man pages
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [man-pages-zh_cn]: using kernel name without operating ... | Closed | |
Task Description
Description:
community/man-pages-zh_cn 1.6.3.1-1
Simplified Chinese Linux man pages
See:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Linux
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [man-pages-ru]: using kernel name without operating sys ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [man-pages-de]: using kernel name without operating sys ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Medium | Low | [linux-atm]: using term "under Linux" in vague sense | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [linssid]: using kernel name instead of operating syste ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libva]: referring to operating system by using kernel ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libspnav] extra/libspnav 0.2.3-1, mentions "alternativ ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libsmf]: referring to "BSD-licensed" in description | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libiodbc]: using kernel name instead of operating syst ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libimobiledevice]: referring to operating system by us ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [libgpod]: using "contents" in description | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Bug Report | Very Low | Low | [lbreakout2]: Write permission for '/var/games/lbreakou ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [ladspa]: referring to operating system by using kernel ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [kpackage]: referring to assets in description | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [kobodeluxe]: segmentation fault | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [knewstuff]: referring to assets in description | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [kmymoney]: URL in description is not valid | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [keepass]: steering to proprietary operating systems, u ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [kdenlive]: refering to name of operating system by usi ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [kaccounts-providers]: consider removing proprietary pr ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [kaccounts-integration]: to reconsider mentioning or di ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [joyutils]: using kernel name instead of operating syst ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [isatapd]: using kernel name instead of operating syste ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [isapnptools]: using kernel name instead of operating s ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [inotify-tools]: using kernel name instead of operating ... | Closed | |
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Packages | Any | Freedom Issue | Very Low | Low | [igmpproxy]: using kernel name instead of operating sys ... | Closed | |
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