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Re: Why non-free? (Was: Re: KDE)



On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Joseph Carter wrote:

> > WHY does it have to be non-free? 
> 
> It doesn't.  It could be any number of things, not that I can think of a
> good name for it either right now.
> 
> 
> > I was working in dselect; forgot to install Apache for mrtg. ;P  My boss,
> > who is watching, sees me select something necessary in non-free. Looks at
> > me, "is that commercial? What does it cost?" 
> 
> That's when you explain the DFSG to him.  And why it's important.

Uhmm, why not rename it to non-dfsg; 
then the boss can ask, "What's dfsg, is there a dfsg version?"

- Bruce




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