On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 04:23:58PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > I never claimed to have a monopoly on the word "free". I used the term > "Free Software", which is much more specific and has a specific meaning > to the community in which the term originated. ... > That this discussion is being entertained at all > surely indicates that at least someone with a say in the matter believes > freeness -- or at least widespread distribution -- is important to > LaTeX.
There you are -- you _do_ consider you have been granted the True Meaning of "freeness". Can't you understand that all LaTeX users I've ever met -- and I've met many -- consider that LaTeX IS (already) FREE. You seem to believe that Frank Mittelbach is looking for some kind of papal blessing from Debian. As far as I can see, Frank -- who is largely responsible for the extraordinarily high quality of LaTeX today -- is sad to see a schism in the world of free software (TM RS), and is doing his best to bridge the gap. In my opinion he is rather innocent; he has about as much chance of reaching agreement with Debian as I have of reaching an understanding with the Orange Order. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 086-233 6090 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]