Re: depends on non-free _hardware_?
On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 11:59:54AM -0400, James A. Treacy wrote:
> There was a reason I added that bit, but I can't remember what it was. :)
>
> Looking through the packages in contrib, the only thing that resembles
> a dependence on non-free hardware is the emulators, which need ROM images.
> Since the images can be considered software with a non-free license
> and many people find the phrase confusing, I have removed it.
>
> If there are no objections, I'll close the bug in a few days.
I remember when this came up. I think it had something to do with
another foolish American piece of legislation. Vaguely recall some
hardware license where you could only use their drivers or something.
I don't think it really matters, most of this sort of hardware sucks
anyway. Ever seen what winmodems do to a PC's performance, heh!
- Craig
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