[Moved to -project, follow-ups set, I hope]
On Sun, Jun 11, 2000 at 11:08:16AM +0100, Martin Keegan wrote:
I had thought that the purpose of the `DFSG-free' discriminant was to
establish which packages could be distributed without onerous
restrictions. It now appears that this pragmatic
On Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 12:21:22AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote:
On Sun, Jun 11, 2000 at 03:31:48PM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
Debian is about building the best *free* operatign system
This is ridiculous.
It's also hyperbole, not all that well argued and not particularly well
related to
** On Jun 11, John Goerzen scribbled:
Bolan Meek [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I suggest that the non-free packages be replaced by installer
assistants,
I would support such a solution as a compromise, and in fact, have
already indicated such. As long as Debian does not distribute the
** On Jun 11, Jeff Licquia scribbled:
*I* am not ready to make any guarantees. Most of that isn't software
I use.
That you don't use those packages doesn't make them unnecessary.
It makes it unnecessary for me.
I see. So, if you don't use mutt, then you don't care that it would be
"Marek" == Marek Habersack [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Marek No, Debian is obligated to provide *functional* software,
Marek that's it. The software should be free, that's the ideal
Marek and a goal of this distribution, but the project allows for
Marek non-free software which has
** On Jun 12, Colin Walters scribbled:
"Marek" == Marek Habersack [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Marek No, Debian is obligated to provide *functional* software,
Marek that's it. The software should be free, that's the ideal
Marek and a goal of this distribution, but the project
Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
Debian a screen comes up and asks if the user would like access to the
non-free sections of Debian and it explains what non-free is. Perhaps this
should be enhanced and made more clear if there is confusion. Instead the
proposal claims removal is necessary.
"Hamish" == Hamish Moffatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hamish Let's create the add-ons directory and move contrib and
Hamish non-free in there, as Anthony proposed. (I already
Hamish seconded that.) That's good enough to show it's not part
Hamish of the distribution, but to ensure
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