Hi list, I'd like to know more about why Parabola GNU/Linux is endorsed by the FSF as a free distribution, because I think it might provide new ideas for routes by which Debian could be also. The reason is, Parabola has something somewhat analogous to [nonfree] in the form of all the Arch repositories ([core], [extra], [community]) and the AUR which are all not restricted to free software.
There are two ways Parabola excludes nonfree software: 1. Putting the [libre] repo before the Arch repos, so a lot of packages with free replacements are automatically superseded and become invisible. 2. Maintaining the your-freedom package, which must be explicitly installed, which conflicts with any remaining known nonfree packages. Parabola currently does nothing about the AUR, but there is a feature request for dealing with it in their bug tracker. To summarise: Why does the FSF endorse Parabola given the situation above where nonfree packages are available? Is it possible for Debian to gain endorsement by using something like the your-freedom package (or maybe a switch in the package manager) which conflicts with the installation of known nonfree packages? Cheers, Ramana _______________________________________________ Fsf-collab-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/fsf-collab-discuss
