* Caleb Herbert <c...@bluehome.net> [2021-06-25 23:28]: > On Thu, 2021-06-24 at 20:10 -0500, quil...@riseup.net wrote: > > I was notified by the Hyperbola GNU developers that Latex will be > > removed. There is a freedom bug report on: > > https://labs.parabola.nu/issues/972 > > Somewhere, RMS said "And TeX was free - just barely." IIRC, the issue > is that you have to change the name of the software to redistribute it, > or something. > > Honestly, I will not trust any alleged freedom concerns coming from > Parabola and Hyperbola folks. Their policies are extremely strict, > more strict than most FSDG distros. Just look at the your-privacy > package! They're getting into users' business way too much. > > > Would this issue affect other FSF approved distros? > > Probably. I left the FSF-approved ghettos once Python packages were > not repackaged under a free repository, but simply REMOVED. Honestly, > I'm getting tired of all this.
I understand, it is your choice. Fully free FSF endorsed distributions are taking care not to drive users to non-free software. Python repository has unclear licensing issues and thus is not recommended. Nothing forbid you to install software yourself. Jean _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
