[RMS not CCed] On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 05:39:13PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes: > > > I have only criticized Debian for one thing, and that is the practice > > of distributing non-free software (programs). This is something > > Debian has done for many years, not something I imagine it might do. > > I don't think you understand the distinction between "what Debian > distributes" and "the Debian distribution". The latter is a subset of > the former. Well, I think this creates a bit of cognitive dissonance. So, presumably, does Bruce Perens, who has called upon us to kick non-free to the curb. I mean, come on. We expect people to intuitively understand "distribution" as something other than "that which gets distributed"? At the *very* least, we need to greatly improve our terminology. -- G. Branden Robinson | Eternal vigilance is the price of Debian GNU/Linux | liberty. branden@debian.org | -- Wendell Phillips http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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