On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 05:28:38PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes: > > Why do you think "The Debian distribution is supposed to be free > > software"? > Sure, and the status quo is a not unreasonable way to work things. > But it depends on people actually understanding the difference between > the distribution itself and the ancillary extra stuff. What depends on this, exactly? People need to understand that main is dfsg-free and non-free isn't -- otherwise they might make assumptions about what they can do with bits of software that's in error -- but what difference does it make to anyone what's "the distribution itself" and what's "ancillary" ? > This whole thread started because someone (again, sigh) confused them, > and I said "whoops, that's wrong", and I was *criticized* for > correcting the usage. No, you're criticised because you've decided that some particular phrases are holy and must only be used one particular way. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <aj@humbug.org.au> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred. ``If you don't do it now, you'll be one year older when you do.''
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