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Re: General Resolution: Removing non-free



On 08-Jun-00, 07:46 (CDT), Jules Bean <jmlb2@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote: 
> Debian is about building a _community_.  The DFSG outlines the
> requirements software must meet to be part of that community.

Debian is also about building a superior Linux distribution and
providing great tools to our users. Some tools are in non-free for what
are (in my mind, at least), relatively minor violations of the DFSG.
For example, does distribution of a program that forbids commercial
distribution *really* hurt the free software community? Yes, it would be
better if that restriction were removed, but it's a lot different than
forbidding modification, or shareware.

Steve



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