Re: Ask yourself some questions
On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 08:10:41PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> > > No, but I and probably Rémi too read Branden's remark as: Even if we
> > > remove the package from non-free, the old locally installed copies of
> > > these packages wil still be available. In this context his remark
> > > makes sense, these old packages are worth nothing if nobody supports
> > > them anymore.
> >
> > Since non-free is not Debian users should not expect any support for
> > non-free packages anyway, it's just a bonus if it happens.
>
> Hate to sound like TB/JG here, but you need to re-read the social contract :p
> It clearly states that we support users of non-free packages. One could even
> maliciously misinterpret it as saying we support the use of non-free software.
Hmm. Maybe I should note here that if it is true that they get non-free as a
bonus, then, they're entitled to the same bonus under the same conditions
under which they are entitled to the main packages. :)
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