Ean R . Schuessler wrote: > Removing the non-free software from apt's source list, the mirror network > and other resources is rather a different question. Shipping apt with a > non-free-free source list rather defeats its core purpose which is to > make it easy for users to find the software they want. However, I can see > your point that it may silently "addict" users to non-free software without > their knowledge.
I feel the main problem wrt. this issue is that the default configuration for all access methods silently include non-free. If you want to install a free system you have to edit it and abandon the default. It should be vice versa. > Again, I would love to see apt detect when it is about to install a non-free > package and take that oppurtunity to present the user with some Free > Software propaganda. ie: It should not be limited to apt. > # apt-get install gimp-nonfree > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > gimp-nonfree > 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 51 not upgraded. > Need to get 29.9kB of archives. After unpacking 72.7kB will be used. > > WARNING: YOU ARE ABOUT TO INSTALL A PACKAGE ON YOUR SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT > FREE SOFTWARE. THIS MAY MEAN THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO > THE SOURCE CODE, MAY BE SUBJECT TO LICENSE FEES, OR A NUMBER OF > OTHER INCONVENIENT AND IMMORAL SITUATIONS THAT NO REASONABLE > DEBIAN USER WOULD EVER ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE DRAWN INTO. > Are you very sure you would like to proceed [y/N]? y Please do not shout. > Get:1 http://mirror potato/non-free gimp-nonfree 1.0.4-2 [29.9kB] > Fetched 29.9kB in 0s (88.0kB/s) > Selecting previously deselected package gimp-nonfree. > (Reading database ... 28294 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking gimp-nonfree (from .../gimp-nonfree_1.0.4-2_i386.deb) ... > Setting up gimp-nonfree (1.0.4-2) ... > > Isn't that more fun than removing a line that a determined user will just > put back in? It's certainly more irritating to users of non-free software. Indeed. Regards, Joey -- Linux - the choice of a GNU generation Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists.
