On Wed, 09 Nov 2016, Jean Louis wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 09, 2016 at 10:05:05PM +1100, Riley Baird wrote:
> > Jean Louis, these points aren't really relevant - we're considering
> > whether the OS is free, not the hardware.
>
> May I be more precise, the purpose of discussion is to see of the Free
> System Distribution fits into the Free System Distribution Guidelines
> (GNU FSDG) -- and not just whether the OS is free or its packages.
I thin Jean Louis analysis is absolutely relevant and punctual.
tl;dr - an 100% free distro should not include, recommend nor
facilitate the installation of non-free software. a bios
firmware is also distributed software
OTOH, the reaction of calling his analysis FUD is really odd.
ciao
