Re: Debian is about providing the best free operating system
kgh12351@nifty.ne.jp (Taketoshi Sano) writes:
> The cutting of the non-free area will hide the problem, and it
> contradicts the spirit of the creation ("it will at least attract
> enough attention to the problems") and our Social Contract, which says
> "We Won't Hide the Problem".
Well, it certainly contradicts the spirit by which the project was
founded. Otherwise, there would have been no "non-free" software in
Debian packages at all ... ever.
Consider this: we all agree that Debian has the purpose of promoting
free software; however, our purpose also is to build a quality
non-commercial distribution of Linux (and now Hurd, as the project
grows). Do not forget that. It is what separates us from a pure
advocacy group.
- Brian
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