On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:01:40PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 11:03:46AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > There are no non-free Debian packages, because non-free packages are > > not part of Debian. We happen to provide a place for them on the > > servers, that's all. > > Yeah, whatever, they're there, and you're not helping with pointless > GNU-like phraseology rants. :P If it's a "pointless rant", it's not GNU-like, it's Debian-Social-Contract-like. http://www.debian.org/social_contract 1. Debian Will Remain 100% Free Software We promise to keep the Debian GNU/Linux Distribution entirely free ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ software. As there are many definitions of free software, we ^^^^^^^^ include the guidelines we use to determine if software is "free" below. We will support our users who develop and run non-free software on Debian, but we will never make the system depend on an item of non-free software. 5. Programs That Don't Meet Our Free-Software Standards We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of programs that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We have ^^^^^^^ created "contrib" and "non-free" areas in our FTP archive for this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ software. The software in these directories is not part of the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Debian system, although it has been configured for use with ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Debian. We encourage CD manufacturers to read the licenses of software packages in these directories and determine if they can distribute that software on their CDs. Thus, although non-free software isn't a part of Debian, we support its use, and we provide infrastructure (such as our bug-tracking system and mailing lists) for non-free software packages. It is distressing that one of Debian's own webmasters is so unfamiliar with the Debian Social Contract. -- G. Branden Robinson | I just wanted to see what it looked Debian GNU/Linux | like in a spotlight. branden@debian.org | -- Jim Morrison http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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