Should be "programs and other software". Software is a broader class than programs and this should be made abundantly clear.5. Programs That Don't Meet Our Free-Software Standards We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of programs
that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We have created "contrib" and "non-free" areas in our FTP archive for
Shouldn't require that it be in a FTP archive. "in our archive" is better.
software which satisfies our Free Redistribution guideline but not all our other guidelines. The software in these directories is an optional supplement to the Debian OS which is available from the "main" are of our FTP archive. Thus, although non-free software
"of our archive"
isn't the point of Debian, we support its use, and we provide infrastructure (such as our bug-tracking system and mailing lists) for non-free software packages. If you think this is a bad idea, please explain what you see that need to be solved, and suggest how to make it better
Of course, all of these are bugs in the *original* as well, not just in your proposed amended version.