On Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 09:06:41PM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > non-free is not part of Debian, so why are we distributing it? For > the convenience of the users. If it were not for that, we would never > consider it. Since we can meet the convenience of the users in a way > which does not require weakening the principles upon which Debian was > founded. we should do it.
It's not just the location of the archive that provides convenience to users. It's also the integration with the actual Debian distribution - things like the BTS and the quality control that goes with it matter too. Basically, I don't see what this proposal gives us. As far as political statements go, it's not as though Debian is not already widely known for its commitment to principles. I don't think doing this will make much additional impact there. Beyond that, what do we gain? If a non-free archive is created then it is still going reflect on Debian. If none is created then (at least for the time being) its absence will be noticed. -- Mark Brown mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trying to avoid grumpiness) http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~broonie/ EUFS http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/filmsoc/