Re: Discussion - non-free software removal
On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Branden Robinson wrote:
>On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 06:36:52PM -0500, Clint Adams wrote:
>> Because, at the time that "we" wrote it, non-free (in particular:
>> PGP, ssh, Netscape, IIRC) was a much more important part of Debian than
>> it is now. Those three sets of packages went from receiving extreme
>> amounts of attention to being relegated to the junkpile. Why do you
>> think that is?
>
>Because you evil bigoted zealots *KILLED* them!
How did this "killing" happen? Certainly not by denying them space on
Debian's servers. In fact, Mozilla "killed" Netscape because Netscape,
Inc. got slammed by Microsoft in a denial of OS support play similar in
some ways to what the GR proposes to do: make a partially incompatible
version, then yank the carpet out from under the original. I once said
that there was a special spot in Hell for the people who remove non-free:
I guess that Hell in this case truly IS Redmond, WA.
>You bastards!
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></South Park>
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