Re: Free Software
On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 04:42:02PM +0200, mrtx wrote:
>
> I really like Debian. I reckon it is the best distro I've ever used, for
> several reasons.
> I know Debian is by default 100% free software. The kernel is deblobbed
> and its default main repository contains only free software.
>
Everything in Debian main has always been fully libre as far as we've been
able to make it. That's the goal behind the Debian Social Contract and the
Debian Free Software Guidelines.
Non free things inadvertently included in the main repository are tagged as
bugs and removed when found.
Things that change status e.g. Firefox where the status has been changed at
the originator's request have been moved as they change.
This sort of thing could possibly be better asked on debian-user.
Hope this helps,
AndyC
> I understand Debian got completely libre by the version 6. Debian 5 and
> all the former versions used a vanilla linux (non deblobbed) kernel.
>
> My question is: Has the Debian's main repository always been made of
> only free software? Has it contained only free software since the first
> Debian version?
>
> If a non-free package accidentally slipped into the main repository,
> this would be regarded as a bug. Wouldn't it?
> I'd like to know (I searched on the website for this info but couldn't
> manage to find it), since the very beginnings of Debian, how many such
> bugs have been filed?
>
> I know Debian's policy about the free software guidelines is very strict
> and you guys do a very good job, but I guess, maybe a few times, by
> mistake, some proprietary code did wind up in the main repo..
>
>
> Thanks. Have a nice day!
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