Totally "free" Ubuntu? That's the plan for Gobuntu (Linux.com) [LWN.net]

Totally "free" Ubuntu? That's the plan for Gobuntu (Linux.com)

Posted Jul 15, 2007 16:40 UTC (Sun) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767)
In reply to: Totally "free" Ubuntu? That's the plan for Gobuntu (Linux.com) by sbergman27
Parent article: Totally "free" Ubuntu? That's the plan for Gobuntu (Linux.com)

It occurs to me that I should probably clarify a few issues.

In no particular order:

I am certainly not *opposed* to 100% free distros. I think they're great. But at the same time, I do not oppose 99% free distros, either. Both have their parts to play.

I do support Ubuntu's policy of warning the user about the installation of nonfree software and letting them make a decision.

My laptop uses 100% OSS software. My desktop is not quite 100%. I greatly enjoy the Quake and Doom series of games, not all of which are OSS.

I don't care for Linspire's and Xandros' policy of just ignoring the issue, and would not recommend them to new users.

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