On Mon, 2002-04-08 at 00:43, David Starner wrote: > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 07:27:40AM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > DFSG stand for "Debian Free Software Guidelines". > > Yes, and since Debian is 100% Free Software, that applies to everything > in Debian.
Documentation isn't software. Neither are conffiles, icons, etc. So, if we're to be true to our creed, here's what we have to do: rm -rf /etc rm -rf /usr/share/doc /usr/share/man /usr/share/info rm -rf /var rm -rf /dev ...and so on. There, now Debian is 100% Free Software. :-) Once you start stretching the meaning of words like this, you've gone way off track; see Bill Gates's antitrust testimony or Clinton's "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" speech for details. Debian has a set of values, described by the DFSG. It's clear (at least to me) that the description is imperfect. We need to change it, or append an additional statement (the DFDG, or whatever). In the meantime, we hold to the spirit, not the letter, of the DFSG, and acknowledge that things are not quite as clear as they should be for now. I fear the alternatives to this path. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
