Re: Having a non-free and a non-cd branch?
On Sun, 28 Jun 1998 00:58:11 -0400, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
>So I take it you don't think Qt should go in the main distribution
>becuase its not Open?
Correct.
>But you still think that debian should remian completly open and not
>include things like Qt in the main distribution even though they allow
>people to "develop for their product in the spirit of the GPL"?
Because Debian has drawn a line. I may not agree completely with how
some people interpet that line, but I think it should be stood by. That
means, on one hand, that things will not be included in the main
distribution. On the other hand, it means accepting that there is
proprietary software out there and that is OK and not the end of the world.
>It seams you more agree with me that you disagree however you still
>think that debian should remain completly open at the sacrafice of not
>having some really nice (and perhaps important steps into the acceptance
>of linux as a serious OS against Windows) almost-free packages in the
>main distribution?
But there is a difference. Debian is here for all, but they have chosen
to make it open only. OTOH there is no restriction on someone else taking
Debian and adding to it. It is stated clearly in the DSC that Debian can be
used for that purpose. There is nothing wrong with that arrangement.
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