[Bug 582776] [NEW] Please move pidgin-skype to universe

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Binary package hint: pidgin-skype

Ubuntu policy says:

The "multiverse" component contains software that is "not free", which
means the licensing requirements of this software do not meet the Ubuntu
"main" Component Licence Policy.

pidgin-skype DOES meet the Component License Policy. I suspect that the
reason it is in multiverse is because it comes from Debian contrib, but
Debian contrib has a different policy: a package can be free software,
and still be in contrib because, as in the case of pidgin-skype, it
requires a non-free package to be useful (in this case, skype itself).
Ubuntu, however, does not (as far as I can see) make this requirement.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: pidgin-skype 20100121+dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 19 11:59:50 2010
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SourcePackage: pidgin-skype

** Affects: pidgin-skype (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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Please move pidgin-skype to universe
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582776
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