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Re: Organizing "non-free"



'Brian C. White wrote:'
>
>> > Sorry to bother you again, but I thought non-free was precisely for
>> > packages which may not be sold on CDs.  Now I am confused.
>> 
>> You're not the only one. For example, shareware programs can be "sold" on CD
>> but require payment for use. I'd be more specific, but I can't get to
>> "master" at the moment. I'd better send Simon a note...
>
>This is one of the things I would like to improve about non-free's
>organization.  It would be a "Good Thing" (tm) in my opinion to at least
>differentiate between "non-free to distribute" and "non-free to use".

Umm, "non-free to distribute" shouldn't be on /any/ ftp site, right?

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