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Hello, |
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On L, 2012-01-21 at 21:01 +0300, . wrote: |
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> Hello there! |
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> Is there a chance that Gentoo may become a free distro? |
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You have all the tools available to only install FSF approved licensed |
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packages through the ACCEPT_LICENSE and related features. I'm sure |
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maintainers don't mind fixing license tags based on bug reports if some |
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are incorrect at places. |
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A Gentoo based distribution called Ututo GNU/Linux may be of interest to |
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you. |
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> I'm so unhappy with the fact that there are some non-free packages in |
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> the main tree. |
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Some of us need to get actual work done, and doing so without being |
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seriously impeded may require non-free software, or for even being able |
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to use their hardware. |
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Not all people are so radically viewed - meanwhile we provide the means |
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to achieve what you need per the above mentioned ACCEPT_LICENSE stuff. |
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> The main goal of the GNU project was to replace the proprietary Unix system. |
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> You are actually ruining this goal. |
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We are not paid by the FSF to achieve its goals. We are volunteers |
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getting our stuff done, developing a distribution to fit our needs and |
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minding our own business. |
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> I'm also dissatisfied with the name of the distro. Linux is the kernel |
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> not the whole system. |
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Feel free to go discuss that on the gentoo-users mailing list or the |
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forums. Here we'd like to get work done, and many of us want to be able |
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to easily use and configure open source and free software, not spend |
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hours on discussing and fighting about open source beliefs versus more |
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radical free software philosophies. We provide the means, and e.g Ututo |
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distribution and thousands of Gentoo users make use of it. |
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Best Regards, |
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Mart Raudsepp |
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Gentoo Linux developer, GNOME team |