** On Jun 09, Thomas Bushnell, BSG scribbled: > > take steps to clarify that. IMHO removing non-free entirely is a much more > > radical measure than is called for. > > Can you please suggest some concrete steps to end the confusion then? > Perhaps some of us might be willing to abandon our support for the GR > if we knew that some of the problems with the current system were > being address in some way. How about informing the user on *every* step that the software s/he is going to install isn't free and there are free replacements? Bug the users, but don't cripple the distribution - leave the choice to the people, don't force them to your policy. *that's* democracy - inform and leave the decision to people, they aren't dumb. If you will keep stressing that it is against the free software community spirit to use the non-free packages you will achieve more than by *forcing* people not to use the software. People don't like to be forced, commanded and told what to do. marek
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