Re: non-free software
Hello,
This is a problem of practicality, but I think it
can be solved. Everything starts in non-free_2,
and for people read the licenses of the important
packages. If they meet some criteria, it is moved to
non-free_1. A package is important if several users
read the read the licenses and vouch that it meets
the criteria. I would be willing to read several licenses.
I regret the rather unimformative name non-free_1;
instead of non-free_1 perhaps we could have directory shareware,
another commercial. The important consideration is that
the cdrom vendor can distribute the packages legally.
As I said in another post (which I won't repeat) I think
there's too much good non-free software out there for
Debian, or Linux, to ignore. Linux needs all the applications
it can get, and the applications should be easy to install.
A newbies 2 cents worth
King Lee
king@ultrix6.cs.csubak.edu
On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Scott K. Ellis wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, King Lee wrote:
>
....
> Everything that is in non-free is there because it has a problematic
> license. Some stuff prohibits charging for distribution, some only a
> "reasonably copying fee". It's too much effort for someone to look
> through to decide on.
>
> > Some of stuff in non-free is, in my opinion, rather basic and
> > cdrom vendors should be encouraged to include it. Especially
> > since other vendors include it with their distribution.
>
> Are you volunteering to read all the licenses carefully? I considered
> that once, but gave up after realizing how poorly a lot of the non-free
> licences were constructed.
>
>
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