Re: Debian's Linux kernel continues to regress on freedom
John Kelly wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:35:18 +0200, Pierre Habouzit
> <madcoder@debian.org> wrote:
>
> >there is little point in shipping rfc's that are mirrored everywhere
> >on the interwebs, and rfc's are clearly non-free
>
> Your sentence is self contradictory. For all practical intents and
> purposes, "mirrored everywhere" equals free.
If you mean free as in no need to pay for it, certainly. Bt Pierre means
Free as in can-do-with-as-desired.
Can Pierre fix a typo?
No.
Can Pierre make a translation?
No.
Can Pierre make a derivative document?
No.
Can Pierre download it from the Internet?
Yes.
RFCs are not seeming too free, are they?
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