Re: Bug#181028: cdrecord: promotes non-free software
#include <hallo.h>
* Brian May [Sun, Feb 23 2003, 09:34:51AM]:
> > Bullshit, dvddrecord is unmaintained. Oh, and please file a similar bug
>
> Pity. Why is it unmaintained?
Uhm, okay, forget it, seems to be maintained again.
> > report against apt because they mention dotty (from graphviz, you know,
> > non-free!!!! evil!!!!1, burn them all!!!) in apt-cache(8).
>
> That appears to be (in my eyes) a description of how apt-cache
> can be used with non-DFSG software. Not an advertisement.
It is the only option for visualisation you can find in apt-cache and it
tells you to use the only available (non-free) program. IMO a similar
situation.
> Perhaps though somebody needs to make the same functionality work
> somehow with entirely DFSG compliant software.
If it was that easy, someone would already have done it.
Gruss/Regards,
Eduard.
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