On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 11:24:04PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >> Several distros include non-free software, as long as it's > >> distributable. > > Debian's one of them -- we just clearly separate out the non-free > > stuff from the free stuff. > I am coming to the conclusion thst we do not clearly enough > mark the distinction. *shrug* The only lack of clarity comes when people indulge in sweeping rhetoric claiming that everything Debian related is 100% free, which is not true now and never has been. > I am changing my mind about the non-free GR -- > this time, I would vote differently; since even you seem to imply > that Debian includes non-free software, or close enough as to make no > difference. No, I specifically cited the difference from some other distributions -- that we separate it out quite clearly. Personally, the conclusion I'm coming to is that Debian's spent a little too much time trying to have it both ways on issues like this, rather than fighting for what we actually believe even when that doesn't fit into a simple slogan. > I am also now convinced I was mistaken in assuming that we > label non-free software "clearly". So, I, for one, am reexamining my > previous support for keeping non-free on Debian machines. Perhaps it > is coming to the time where the question should again be open for > discussion. Maybe we should just have it on a set date annually, no matter who won last time. Cheers, aj
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