Bug#69023: www.debian.org: What is "free hardware"? (in distrib/packages.wml)

["Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona" <jgb@gsyc.escet.urjc.es>]

Josip Rodin writes:
 > On Sat, Aug 12, 2000 at 06:14:36PM +0200, Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona wrote:
 > > In The CVS file webwml/english/distrib/packages.wml you can read,
 > > when describing the "contrib" area:
 > > 
 > > "Packages in this area are free themselves but depend on other
 > > software or hardware that is not free"
 > > 
 > > I wonder what is free hardware in this context... I'm not completely sure,
 > > but I guess this is a bug. Otherwise, some comment on what is considered
 > > "free hardware" should be provided.
 > 
 > Why? The page mentions hardware that is _not_ free.

     ok. What is meant by "non free hardware"? I guess its equivalent
to put a note on what is "free hardware" or what is "non free
hardware" (its just a matter of applying a boolean not, isn't it?

     Perhaps I'm missing something...

            Jesus.

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