On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 02:15:48AM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > >3. Tool depencies. > > Is a document free if it requires non-free software to read? > Provided that is a *technical* requirement and not a *legal* > requirement, it's free, but must go in 'contrib'. Just like free > programs which require non-free programs to function. (If it's a > *legal* requirement, it's non-free, but I've never heard of such a case.) Various forms of DRM-crippled audio, video, and text do this. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -><- |
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