(debian-policy.info)The contrib archive area

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2.2.2 The contrib archive area
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The `contrib' archive area contains supplemental packages intended to
work with the Debian distribution, but which require software outside of
the distribution to either build or function.

Every package in `contrib' must comply with the DFSG.

In addition, the packages in `contrib'

   - must not be so buggy that we refuse to support them, and

   - must meet all policy requirements presented in this manual.

Examples of packages which would be included in `contrib' are:

   - free packages which require `contrib', `non-free' packages or
     packages which are not in our archive at all for compilation or
     execution, and

   - wrapper packages or other sorts of free accessories for non-free
     programs.