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Bug#410129: installation-guide: minor fix for section 1.1 _What is Debian_



On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Frans Pop wrote:
> I'd appreciate some advise/suggestions about the bug report below.
> 
> I agree with Francesco that Debian does not necessarily promote "the
> ideals of the Free Software _Foundation_". However, others are
> probably more aware of the historical context.
> 
> I am also unsure if replacing that by "ideals of Free Software" is
> correct. After all, Free Software is hardly a sentient entity that
> can have ideals.

I believe he's getting at the "Free Software Community" or similar.
That said, there's nothing stoping a concept from having ideals which
go along with it.


Don Armstrong

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