Brian May <br...@microcomaustralia.com.au> writes: > On 9 October 2014 09:03, Ben Finney <ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au> wrote: > > > On that point: It is in poor taste to declare up front that you have > > no intention of helping the free software community (which is what > > it means to release proprietary software), and then in the same > > message ask that same community for help in doing this. > > > > It is possible to release the source to your packaging as open source > with instructions on how to download the proprietary code and create > the Debian packages.
Assisting someone to install proprietary software is not helping the *free software* community. It may be helping some other community, but not the community of users making an expressly free operating system. This person was specifically asking the community of a free software operating system for help in distributing non-free software. That's what I'm pointing out is in poor taste. > So it is possible to package proprietary software and help the > community in doing so. I maintain that such help is not to the free software community. -- \ “I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance | `\ any day.” —Douglas Adams | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/85bnpmtbve....@benfinney.id.au
