On Wed, Nov 09, 2016 at 10:05:05PM +1100, Riley Baird wrote: > Jean Louis, these points aren't really relevant - we're considering > whether the OS is free, not the hardware.
May I be more precise, the purpose of discussion is to see of the Free System Distribution fits into the Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG) -- and not just whether the OS is free or its packages. The distribution is a small group, they deliver information on their website, it is not just a review of the software itself, but what the group is doing, what developers are doing and how, are they committed, do they teach users We all know that Debian GNU/Linux is free operating system, and we also know why that free operating system does not fit the Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG) - at least I assume that people on this mailing list know that. So, if we review the main link to PureOS: https://puri.sm/pureos/ - "Our products come pre-loaded with PureOS—our derivative of Debian GNU/Linux main, with added emphasis on privacy protection, where we have preinstalled the best privacy-protecting software applications and allow you to easily encrypt your hard drive." The first paragraph is saying about products, not about OS, as distinct from products, notebooks, so the PureOS is delivered primarly on the products. While it can be downloaded, the link there is steering towards delivery of software as preinstalled on the notebook. Notebook is delivered with non-free blobs. Users are steered, from main link, to use the laptops with non-free blobs. It should be an incentive for improvement. Jean Louis Geita, Tanzania