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[John Gilmore <792963@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The libavcodec-extra-52 package appears to be built from free software
(GPL or LGPL licensed).  But on its Medibuntu package page:

  http://packages.medibuntu.org/natty/libavcodec-extra-52.html

it is listed as "non-free" in the top heading:

  Package: libavcodec-extra-52 [non-free/libs]

This is confusing.  There are several web pages that explain what free versus non-free
repos are in Medibuntu, for example:

  http://www.medibuntu.org/repository.php

  The free component contains Free software, whose source code is distributed under an open source licence. ...
  The non-free component contains software whose source code is not distributed under an open source licence.
  
So I'm confused...

PS:  I do want only to get free software, I don't want binary-only software that doesn't use a free software license.
So the free/non-free distinction is useful to me.  I just think libavcodec-extra-52 (and several other packages) are
listed wrongly as non-free when actually they are free.

** Affects: medibuntu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: free gpl lgpl non-free

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792963

Title:
  libavcodec-extra-52 is listed as "non-free" in Medibuntu web site