the only topic worthy of discussion on this list, at this time, is whether or not the FSDG can be applied fairly, uniformly, and perpetually; and if there is any assurance that it indeed will be
this is diversion of that fundamental and critical topic, into trivia - i am reluctant to validate it with any response at all; but perhaps you have the wrong impression of the scope of this mailing list RMS's "words to avoid" are terms with a high potential for confusion or subterfuge, or widely used with intentional deception - "FSDG-free", along with "FSDG-compliant" and "FSDG-compatible", have been used quite commonly and interchangeably on this list, as short-hand for "within the FSDG guidelines" - i dont think there has ever been any confusion about the intended meaning, in the context of this list it is expected that everyone participating in these discussions is aware that the FSDG reach beyond the four-freedoms; and discussions on this list rarely spill out into other venues - the meaning of "free-software" is in no danger of being polluted by the FSDG discussions - the purpose of this list is not to educate nor to evangelize general software freedom concepts - everything discussed on this list is very specifically to determine "would the FSF recommend this distro?" and nothing else
