Re: General Resolution: Removing non-free
John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> writes:
>
> David Starner <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu> writes:
> > Frankly, as the president of a Linux User Group that has used Debian
> > for Installfests, this would definetly drive me to install Stormix,
> > or Mandrake next year. For our members want Netscape and the JDK,
> > and we aren't going to win members by going fanatic about free
> > software.
>
> Debian does not ship with Netscape. Debian does not ship with JDK.
No, but you can get such things from the non-free section of a debian mirror.
> Debian is not about numbers. Debian is not about non-free software.
> Debian is about Free Software.
Lovely rhetoric, but do you really think that this statment you're
intending to make (since this GR is a political move) is going to be
taken as "Debian is only free software, in case you hadn't noticed"?
More likely "Debian are a bunch of free-software fanatics". From the
point of view of free software advocacy, you're shooting yourself in
the foot.
Matthew
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