Re: [GNU-linux-libre] third-party package managers

> We would like to start with one of the easy targets ah, but you did not - you started with the most challenging example (rust/cargo) i suppose that is great; because that work is being done (AFAIK) by no one in this work-group - if they succeed, all the better for us - maybe we can ignore rust

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] emulators and other hosts of foreign applications

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:03:18 -0400 Richard wrote: > > It is not intrinsically unethical to use nonfree software. > > Using a nonfree program by yourself is not unethical. > > > Moreover, I would suggest that FSF should not be in the business of > > advising people at large not to use nonfr

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] emulators and other hosts of foreign applications

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:02:54 -0400 Richard wrote: > The point is to about judging whether including a certain free program > tends to do indirect harm that outweighs its direct good (which, in > cases like ScummVM, is very small). This is not a matter of rigid > rules and "justifications". It is

[GNU-linux-libre] the purpose of this list

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:02:53 -0400 Richard wrote: > I guess the first question was, what was the purpose of this list from https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-linux-libre > gnu-linux-libre -- Workgroup for fully free GNU/Linux distributions > > A list for coordinating GNU/Linux freeing

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Parabola packaging

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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] emulators and other hosts of foreign applications

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > It is not intrinsically unethical to use nonfree software. It is, to > contras

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > I'm not sure, we probably need to promote this list to FSDG > distributions con

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] emulators and other hosts of foreign applications

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > > So if we come up with something clear and not ambiguous, the cost > > of argu

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] third-party package managers

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > > i am much more in favor of first identifying which of those programs > > are

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines".

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > Here we already have everything we need to reach a conclusion about > ScummVM w