On Wed, 09 Nov 2016, Zlatan Todoric wrote: > On 11/09/2016 04:52 PM, Jaromil wrote: > >On Wed, 09 Nov 2016, Zlatan Todoric wrote: > > > >>>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 > >>We do not recommend nor faciliate installation of non-free software, and if > >>the bios firmware is the issue then all OSes fail on any hardware post 2009 > >>- but I thought OS is separate from hardware in this discussion, maybe I am > >>wrong. > >this is the misunderstanding then. > > > >because you are recommending the option of getting your distribution > >through a pre-installed medium (a laptop PC) which includes non-free > >software (as its bios), then its hard to "separate from hardware in > >this discussion". People here evaluate a sort of "user journey" to see > >if, as someone approaching your distribution, one would ever be > >proposed to use/install non-free software. That it should be so it is > >clearly stated in the 100% free guidelines published by the FSF. > > That is our business model, what is the problem there?
to have a business model is not a problem. The problem is that on the pureOS website you promote acquiring the distribution through a medium that also vehicles non-free software. I recommend you look into libreboot.org. If you'd sell pre-installed laptops flashed with libre-boot, that would solve the issue. > Bashing us for taking different pathway (to yours) to spread FLOSS > into hands of average user will gain you nothing. I'm sorry you perceive me as bashing you. I don't think I'm really bashing you, nor I have any interest to do so. I do believe we need more 100% distros and also good business stories around them. ciao
