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Re: Discussion - non-free software removal



On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 12:27:42AM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 04:07:11PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > How far must it wither before we decide it's not longer useful?  To
> > zero?
> > 
> > What if Debian's support for non-free is actually contributing to its
> > vitality?
> 
> We had about 780 contrib+non-free packages in slink, about 800 in potato,
> and about 570 in woody. That certainly doesn't seem like it's time for major
> negative decisions, nor that the section is terribly vital.

The GR is not to eliminate contrib, but just non-free.  How many of the
570 were non-free?

What's your bellyfeel number for how small non-free must get before we
can safely toss it?

> Why don't we stop with silly analogies? :>

I'll stop if the GR opponents do.  :)

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