On 2010-12-25 18:55, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: > Package: recode > Version: 3.6-17 > Severity: wishlist
> I say remove the word 'free' from all the places in the man page, as > e.g., man cat(1) doesn't say free cat. Well, to be blunt, Recode is not bound to look like "cat". And besides, you name your own dog as you see fit, don't you? :-) > You don't say 'free' at the top on Info. Yes, you're right, I could use your report and add 'Free' there as well, as a way to tease you a bit :-). But I'm not going to be such a bad guy. In the README file for version 3.7-beta2, there is already: + The name has been changed from Free recode to Recode -- as "Free" was a four letter word to some people :-). The man page is automatically generated by help2man, a separate package. help2man recognizes Free and GNU prefixes, so it probably picks "Free" from somewhere else. OK, I'll look around and remove some more "Free"s. > Or add a paragraph saying why you say 'free'. Recode is free software. I used Free instead of GNU, because the FSF is entitled to the GNU prefix and may (rightly) control how is it used. When Recode was called GNU recode, the FSF was requiring a level of obedience that went overboard, and I decided to break free, so to speak. Beyond free programs, there should also be free programmers :-). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
