Re: plug-ins

[Leo Verhoeff <virle@cistron.nl>]

Thanks for the reply which makes sense and the quest for 100% freedom is 
indeed one of the attractions of Debian
Aren't there fully free alternatives available that could be pre-configured?

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> On 25-01-2005 21:45, virle@cistron.nl wrote:
> > I'm interested in Debian since a long time and I'd rather stick to the
> > original. What stops me from doing so and why I always end-up with other
> > distros - like Mepis - is the fact that installing java, flashplayer and
> > in video players like mplayer is a too frustrating matter for the average
> > user. Why cannot our life be made easier and why don't you - the real
> > Debian makers- preconfigure these packages in the most commonly used
> > applications?
>
> Because the software you mention is not really free.
>
> Debian is comitted to free software - our Social Contract, section 4,
> says that "Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software".
>
>
> Greetings,
>
>  - Jonas