Re: non-free but distributable packages and kernel firmware

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 02:27:51PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote:
> Henning Makholm wrote:
> >Scripsit Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
> >>Henning Makholm wrote:
> >>>  dfsg-freedom-of-all-runnable-programs
> >>free-software-and-firmware
> >>>  dfsg-freedom-of-all-main-cpu-runnable-programs
> >>free-software
> >Given the historically demonstrated ambiguity of the term "software" I
> >think it would be advisable to leave it out here.
> 
> There's some historically demonstrated ambiguity in the term "free" too; 
> we avoid it by defining what it means... But hey, whatever: other short 
> suggestions are good too, I just don't have any.

Then let's give the definition of those categories, and use only 'category 1',
and such for now as names, and we will then afterward look for appropriate
short and descriptive names to assort to those categories.

Friendly,

Sven Luther