Re: Discussion - non-free software removal
>>"Branden" == Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
Branden> On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 10:48:21PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> If you find a place for all he non-free software, and thus
>> make your statement actually true; (instead of a mere sophist device
>> to gloss over the problems), things shall be different.
Branden> Why not let "the market" sort it out?
Because free market has selected for microsoft, so I am not
sure it is a great model for Debian. (I know it is a cheap shot ;-)
Branden> Those non-free packages deserving of a home will find one.
Branden> If there is sufficient demand for an index of non-free
Branden> .debs, someone will create one. Possibly as a
Branden> subscription-based update service. :)
Well, cause I still firmly believe in the ``our users'' part
of the social contract. Even users committed to free software need
some of these packages; I want to make Debian a comfortable home for
them. And I firmnly believe that in time, when mopre and more people
come into the fold, we can all wean ourseves of the diminishing list
of such non free packages.
All things in their time.
manoj
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