> The pilot-link package [0] doesn't comply with the FSF's Free Distro > Guidelines [1]: it recommends using nonfree software (PalmOS) --- in fact, > the package is useless without it. > > [0] https://parabolagnulinux.org/packages/extra/i686/pilot-link/ > [1] https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
I think it does comply. This part of the FSDG seems relevant: > In general, something that helps people who already use nonfree > software to use the free software better with it is acceptable, but > something that encourages users of the free software to install > nonfree software is not. > > For example, a free system distribution may have documentation for > users setting up dual boot systems. It could explain how to access > filesystems of the proprietary operating system, import settings from > it, and so on. That would be helping people install a free system > distribution on a machine which already has proprietary software, > which is good. > > What would be unacceptable is for the documentation to give people > instructions for installing a nonfree program on the system, or > mention conveniences they might gain by doing so. (I think these references to "documentation" instead of "software" are not significant, these issues are more obvious to appear in documentation.) I haven't used pilot-link, what I have read about it suggests that: - it's useful for users already using nonfree software on other machines - it might replace other nonfree software on the same machine, or make it easier to move to a free system - it refers to a nonfree operating system it works with I think the same arguments apply to binutils (Windows-specific tools) and GRUB (dual-booting documentation explictly naming Windows). Are there specific cases of pilot-link availability in Parabola encouraging users to start using PalmOS or other nonfree software?
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