On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 09:34:28PM +0100, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > I seriousely fail to see a reason why any free software which is needed > > > by a user of Debian should not be worth to be included in Debian. > > > > Why, in particular, do you say "free" software, instead of software in > > general? > Is this one of your jokes or do you want me to give a hint that there > might be non-free software for the accessibility project? > If you would not be Branden I would have given a short explanation. ;-) Neither. I was simply wondering if you felt free software in particular which is needed by a user of Debian had a stronger claim to inclusion in Debian than non-free software, even if also needed by a user of Debian. Because if you don't, it's misleading to say "free software" when one means just "software". Yes, I'm trying to draw you out about something. Gathering more anecdotes, one might say. ;-) -- G. Branden Robinson | Never underestimate the power of Debian GNU/Linux | human stupidity. branden@debian.org | -- Robert Heinlein http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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