-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/05/2012 04:15 PM, Luke T.Shumaker wrote: > On that note, should we patch wget and gcc to warn to make sure > that what you're downloading and compiling is free? :)
This is an example of the real difference between Debian and the distributions that are already on the FSF's free distribution list. Those distributions aren't perfect, and discover real freedom problems as they go along. Debian has been functionally separating main from contrib/nonfree for so long that the packages in main could even have fewer freedom related bugs then the distributions on FSF's list. I'm happy if those contributions help freedom makers, but it doesn't matter whether that is true or not. The real difference is that those distributions have a genuine intent to remove the nonfree software. Debian doesn't. Debian has every intention to separate it, but continue developing and maintaining nonfree software in the contrib and nonfree repositories, then try to "win" FSF honorable mentions with word games pretending that those repositories are not part of Debian. That isn't "compromise", its simply whole cloth lying. When a real contingent of Debian representatives have come forward to say, it is their intention to completely give up all mention and all support for contrib and nonfree, then this conversation will actually start getting somewhere, where "somewhere" means the possibility of being listed as a free distribution with the FSF. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQHflLAAoJEM5s7GXJ0FEIzHQH/09e4SsFUmTnIN3xRJUKmEvH qBvwbL4DfoYHifDaL0vC5cg8qBk9/l1GHU46igFdJjIKCk4xPVDyJuCWkCjQEWIf yu4IixUR7auuTLjrlGS3BU/cCdj1X6BPRSijP+iZejYkgL9CxmL0eIs8F7UHTsSN 4GA3EM11fdo3dMJwci0EZfLOkyp4qEZfyIMD4ug/dgTc0zWx/vOjE7ZUvRE8MsV/ Q4RhP+cZZjv2kK6QFBxznwvYOfL4X+LloDiwa0aVAetj/cRe/ySEYeXWYyNBNSs/ gWMT0hPKgRcRa6hYvfPtVJMOG/iijWIfav9QIM6xwwZ9+1LTtBc3zcqu4zCgmU8= =aLmD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Fsf-collab-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/fsf-collab-discuss
