On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:01:40PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 11:03:46AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > There are no non-free Debian packages, because non-free packages are
> > not part of Debian. We happen to provide a place for them on the
> > servers, that's all.
>
> Yeah, whatever, they're there, and you're not helping with pointless
> GNU-like phraseology rants. :P
If it's a "pointless rant", it's not GNU-like, it's
Debian-Social-Contract-like.
http://www.debian.org/social_contract
1. Debian Will Remain 100% Free Software
We promise to keep the Debian GNU/Linux Distribution entirely free
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
software. As there are many definitions of free software, we
^^^^^^^^
include the guidelines we use to determine if software is "free"
below. We will support our users who develop and run non-free
software on Debian, but we will never make the system depend on an
item of non-free software.
5. Programs That Don't Meet Our Free-Software Standards
We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of programs
that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We have
^^^^^^^
created "contrib" and "non-free" areas in our FTP archive for this
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
software. The software in these directories is not part of the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Debian system, although it has been configured for use with
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Debian. We encourage CD manufacturers to read the licenses of
software packages in these directories and determine if they can
distribute that software on their CDs. Thus, although non-free
software isn't a part of Debian, we support its use, and we
provide infrastructure (such as our bug-tracking system and
mailing lists) for non-free software packages.
It is distressing that one of Debian's own webmasters is so unfamiliar
with the Debian Social Contract.
--
G. Branden Robinson | I just wanted to see what it looked
Debian GNU/Linux | like in a spotlight.
branden@debian.org | -- Jim Morrison
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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