Hello, On L, 2012-01-21 at 21:01 +0300, . wrote: > Hello there! > > Is there a chance that Gentoo may become a free distro?
You have all the tools available to only install FSF approved licensed packages through the ACCEPT_LICENSE and related features. I'm sure maintainers don't mind fixing license tags based on bug reports if some are incorrect at places. A Gentoo based distribution called Ututo GNU/Linux may be of interest to you. > I'm so unhappy with the fact that there are some non-free packages in > the main tree. Some of us need to get actual work done, and doing so without being seriously impeded may require non-free software, or for even being able to use their hardware. Not all people are so radically viewed - meanwhile we provide the means to achieve what you need per the above mentioned ACCEPT_LICENSE stuff. > The main goal of the GNU project was to replace the proprietary Unix system. > You are actually ruining this goal. We are not paid by the FSF to achieve its goals. We are volunteers getting our stuff done, developing a distribution to fit our needs and minding our own business. > I'm also dissatisfied with the name of the distro. Linux is the kernel > not the whole system. Feel free to go discuss that on the gentoo-users mailing list or the forums. Here we'd like to get work done, and many of us want to be able to easily use and configure open source and free software, not spend hours on discussing and fighting about open source beliefs versus more radical free software philosophies. We provide the means, and e.g Ututo distribution and thousands of Gentoo users make use of it. Best Regards, Mart Raudsepp Gentoo Linux developer, GNOME team
