Um...his suggestion was to put it on the last download CD, which you don't have to pay for, by non-free he was using the FSF definition.
--- "Vincent Meyer, MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NO! > NO! NO! NO! NO! NO > > People new to Mandrake and Linux should be able to > get the most stable > browser that works with the most sites, and does not > have brain damage > on Java code WITHOUT having to pay extra for it. > > The Linux newbee who loads the basic install, and > can't browse the > web is NOT going to take the time to search > newsgroups, or whatever, > to find out that some other browser will work "real > soon now" or that > Netscape isn't Open Source / GPL "Politically > Correct" so it's been > religated to the extras disk. They'll just see that > they can't go where > they want to with Linux, and go back to windows. > Along the way > they'll tell 10 of their friends that Linux is junk, > because they couldn't > go to www.toomucheyecandy.com or whatever. > > Flame me if you must, and if this brands me an open > source heritic, so > be it - but if Netscape can be distributed for free, > AS IN COST, not > as in beer, and if it's the only thing we have > that's stable, then I think > we'd be foolish NOT to include it in the distro. > > Sorry if I'm grouchy tonight.. > > Vinny > > > > On Tuesday 26 February 2002 08:17 pm, you wrote: > > On Wednesday 27 February 2002 09:20, Anthony > Symons wrote: > > > I primarily use opera, but from time to time > there is some page or some > > > javascript that opera wont handle that netscape > will. I agree it does > > > crash a lot, but the most recent 4.x isnt too > bad and I often use it as > > > a backup browser when nothing else will cope. > Various sites with dynamic > > > content come in to this category, as well as > some video streams. > > > > There are many posts like this. I think the > summary is: NS4 belongs in the > > distro, but on the last (nonfree) download CD. > > > > All those in favour? > > > > Cheers; Leon > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com
