On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Marc Haber wrote: > In the real world, the users will feel pressured to drop Debian and > install some commercial distribution that is less free than Debian is > now. Wha? If the users require packages that are non-free, they will still be able to get them, they just will know[1] that these packages are non-debian. If that puts more pressure on them to use a commercial distribution[2] or non-linux distribution, then so be it. If the value of a specific piece of software outwieghs the freedom to modify their system, then they have every right to do so. > Getting rid of non-free is a bad idea. If we go through with that, we > will do great harm to Debian GNU/Linux. Perhaps it's just me, but I cannot see how making the distinction between free and non-free more clear by removing non-free from the archives can possibly cause harm to Debian [Gnu/Linux|NetBSD|Gnu]. Don Armstrong 1: I wish. Users sometimes even seem to think that ximian packages are supported by Debian, and then complain when their dependencies are totally out of whack. 2: I assume this means RH, Mdk, etc. -- I leave the show floor, but not before a pack of caffeinated Jolt gum is thrust at me by a hyperactive girl screaming, "Chew more! Do more!" The American will to consume more and produce more personified in a stick of gum. I grab it. http://www.donarmstrong.com http://www.anylevel.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
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