Re: The proposed GR: catch-22
On 8 Jun 2000, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Stephen Frost <sfrost@ns.snowman.net> writes:
>
> > Are there some statistics that users are confused? When installing
> > 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. If users are confused, let us educate
> > them instead of attempting to remove from their sight what currently exists.
>
> If the screen says what you said it does, then already there's a
> problem.
>
> Since non-free is not part of Debian, there are no "non-free sections
> of Debian", there are only non-free parts of the archive. Debian
> itself only contains `main'.
>
> Which means, in fact, that here's one data point for confusion.
Then let us correct the documentation and educate the users
and developers instead of cutting them off from a resource a number
appear to find extremely useful.
> I could go over the posts on debian-project and debian-devel with a
> fine toothed comb and post a list of all the messages there which
> evince the confusion, including several from users who were very
> worried about "removing non-free from Debian".
See above.
Stephen
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