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Zacchiroli: working with FSF on Debian Free-ness assessment

Zacchiroli: working with FSF on Debian Free-ness assessment

Posted Jul 4, 2012 22:04 UTC (Wed) by e1304631 (guest, #85470)
In reply to: Zacchiroli: working with FSF on Debian Free-ness assessment by anselm
Parent article: Zacchiroli: working with FSF on Debian Free-ness assessment

"How is trying to hide the very existence of non-free software..."

I think we're talking about different things. You should read http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/compromise.html

Modified to include the word "Debian" instead: "The issue here is not whether people should be able or allowed to install nonfree software; a general-purpose system enables and allows users to do whatever they wish. The issue is whether Debian should guide users towards nonfree software. What they do on their own is their responsibility; what Debian does for them, and what Debian directs them towards, is another matter. Debian must not direct the users towards proprietary software as if it were a solution, because proprietary software is the problem."


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Zacchiroli: working with FSF on Debian Free-ness assessment

Posted Jul 6, 2012 18:26 UTC (Fri) by Fats (subscriber, #14882) [Link]

Hope that Debian does not try to solve this 'bug' then.

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