Re: Proposal - non-free software removal
On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Nicolaus Kedegren wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 11:36:48AM -0700, Bruce Sass wrote:
> > I think a much better solution would be for Debian to find a
> > multi-national commercial partner to take over non-free before it
> > gets dumped... maybe HP.
>
> This is a typical _drone_ argument. There is no such thing as a
> multi-national corporation that works for the public good. Trust me, I
> work for one of 'em. The best solution for Debian is to completely drop
> "non-free" and let the control freaks fight it out amongst themselves.
> And just to satisfy my curiosity, why is HP so especially suited to
> take on the task of maintaining "non-free"?
Ya, ok, "partner" was a bad choice, "ally" would have been better; I
would expect them to act in their own self interest (which should
coincide with that of Debian's users).
HP just kinda sprung to mind as a Debian friendly entity (DWN piece
about Debian being added to their TestDrive program, probably, iirc)
with a broad enough operation to support what would probably be a loss
leader.
<joke>
Maybe MS will run non-free to show they really do support
competition in the market.
</joke>
- Bruce
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