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Re: Why doesn't debian remove the proprietary software from it's servers?



* On 2011 27 Apr 08:55 -0500, Mike Viau wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:50:07 -0400 <kjetil1001@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I ran this command on my laptop, and the returned list includes:
> >
> > gdb-doc - The GNU Debugger Documentation
> >
> > ?Why the hell is gdb-doc not free?
> 
> 
> I was wondering the same thing about the gcc-doc package.

Some searches of the Web will reveal the complete back story.  The short
story is that the GNU Free Document License (GFDL) allows invariant
sections in a document which violates the DFSG.

- Nate >>

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