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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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Seriously though, it is my impression that you may be surprised how |
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many folks care that their box uses free software only. You might |
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want to check the Debian news out of late. There's a proposal to do |
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away with(?) non-free in their distro (ie. clause 5. in their social |
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contract would be removed). |
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I suppose I am dismayed that we are failing to promote free software |
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over proprietary software. |
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Matt |
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Matthew Kennedy |
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