On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 08:51:58PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 11:55:59PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: > > > Goto gnu.org and read what free is. non-free means that it does not have a free license. > > > > Debian's definition of free is specified by the aptly-named > > "Debian Free Software Guidelines", not gnu.org. > > I have noticed :) Could someone please explain to me in 50 words or less why free is defined by DFSG and not GNU? What are the > differences? This is Debian. The DFSG define "Free Software" as it applies to the Debian project. In particular, the DFSG defines what software is allowed into the main distribution of Debian [0]. Hope that helps, -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com | -- Patton [0] http://www.debian.org/intro/free
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