On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:09:22 +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 11:24:18PM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > > Instead of removing non-free, I'd support the idea of non-free.org, and if > > that will make the FSF endorse us again, why not? :) > > > > Non-free is there just because the free counterparts aren't optimal. Someday > > these will, and non-free will just disappear from Debian :) > > We already have had this discussion and even a GR about the removal of > non-free, and debian voted not to remove non-free. I hope in a free world, someday. > The free software has progressed somewhat since then, but sadly the free > alternatives are not ready to replace the non-free solution in a stable > way. OpenOffice is no match in compatibility to MSOffice, Is this OOo's fault? > and evince is regularly dying on documents acroread has no problem with. Again, is this evince's fault? > The kernel is full of non-free firmware, debian voted on a GR which sabotaged > the effort of the kernel team on this non-free issue, and almost brang the > explosion of the kernel team I believe that Debian will *always* be non-free "supporters" (i.e. those wanting to keep it in) and those who would like to drop non-free at all. It's just matter of time: if my prevision is wrong (i.e. a "free" world in a tenth of years), it will come some "auto-magi-foo plugin" (closed), which will be used for "Web 3.0", or the like. And we'll start it again, over and over. The separation between debian.org and non-free.org is IMHO auspicable. And, regarding the concern of RMS about "publicizing" this location... well, we do *NOT* mention debian-multimedia.org anywhere, do we? Still, lots of people use that. If we create non-free.org, who needs non-free, will find it. Google is their friend :) Kindly, David -- . ''`. Debian maintainer | http://wiki.debian.org/DavidPaleino : :' : Linuxer #334216 --|-- http://www.hanskalabs.net/ `. `'` GPG: 1392B174 ----|---- http://snipr.com/qa_page `- 2BAB C625 4E66 E7B8 450A C3E1 E6AA 9017 1392 B174
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