Yavor Doganov wrote: > On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:01:51 -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: > >> [...] To do so would be to undermine our pledge to keep the Debian >> system "100% Free", as our Social Contract puts it. [...] > > Thank you very much for the entire message, I hope that it will be > influential to the outcome of this discussion/vote. > > I dream about the moment when all people will feel it that way, and > about the time when the Debian Project will purge the "non-free" > section (containing non-free software) and the "contrib" section > (containing free software that is in chains), thus remaining 100% > committed to the Free Software ideals.
I think "non-free" is a useful compromise -- albeit one which could easily be satisfied on an outside server not sponsored by Debian. "contrib" is an absolute necessity at the moment. Technically, *everything* in Debian is "contrib" because it depends on non-free software shipped with your computer, such as the BIOS. :-/ Furthermore, it acts as an awareness area for "free software in chains", which may help the software get "unchained". -- Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bush admitted to violating FISA and said he was proud of it. So why isn't he in prison yet?... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
