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On Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 01:06:05AM -0600, Matthew Kennedy wrote: |
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> Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> writes: |
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> > On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 09:16:19AM -0600, Matthew Kennedy wrote: |
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> >> Personally, I am only interested in supporting and using free |
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> >> software, so... |
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> >> The best solution is just to remove support for anything non-free in |
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> >> portage and to also remove any non-free software from our mirrors. |
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> >> Let some other external project step up to the plate and provide a |
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> >> non-free overlay if they wish. |
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> > I disagree. Give the users who want the chance to not use "non-free" |
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> > software, but also give the others the chance to use non-free software. |
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> > I think you'll get a lot of gamers against you when you tell them you don't |
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> > want them to easily install their favorite non-free game :) |
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> Jon, Sven, |
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> Obviously, its more important that the "gamers" are not upset by a |
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> single line change in make.conf. The principle of building a Free |
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> software distribution has got to be less important than that. |
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And because I forgot to mention it in my previous mail... |
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You were not suggesting making people make a single line change. You |
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were suggesting forcing all nonfree software out of the tree. |
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Jon Portnoy |
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