Re: Debian Linux and Non-Free Packages.

To: Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131 <graham.lillico@gecm.com>
Cc: Debain User Mailing List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>(Reply requested)
Subject: Re: Debian Linux and Non-Free Packages.
From: Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@pilot.msu.edu>
Date: 23 Feb 1998 12:17:37 -0500
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In-reply-to: Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131's message of Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:11:44 +0000 (GMT)
References: <5644111423021998/A02481/GCSSTF/11C2BB8B2B00*@MHS>

   Could someone please explain the concept of Non-Free Packages please (i.e. Pine
   etc).

These are well explained at http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html

   It is just that I don't understand why other distributions can include them in
   there official releases, where as debain can not.

Because we are idealists, and they are not.


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