[tex-live] verbatimcopy package missing

[Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard]

Lars Madsen a écrit :
> I would never have noticed if I didn't just see the word verbatimcopy in
> my maillog (I'm not a regular reader og the texlive list)
> 
Just a matter of time since I'd have contacted you anyway, but the
sooner the better.

> So now there will be a lot missing from TL just because of this?
> 
>From my point of view it's not "missing"... It's just not in TeX Live.

> I think it is an anoying rule.

Our choice is clear: free software, free documentation, the rule is
clear. And rules are always annoying to someone (particularly to people
working to enforce this rule and make most people happy, believe me).

> I have a book about LaTeX that I'd like
> to upload to CTAN but it is released without sources, so that will never
> make it to TL, but miktex users will get it....
> 
I don't know how Christian proceeds, but he claims on miktex's web page
that it consists only of free software too.

Manuel.

PS: Just to be clear, I'm not a fanatic of free software (just an
enthusiast). I'm not saying that doc without source is "evil", just that
a choice was made concerning TL's policy, and that we should be coherent
with this choice. (And btw I think it's a good choice.)