Narendra, I appreciate the voice you are putting in about legality.
I will research about the legality issues and will try to find a suitable solution. > Free Software is basically a mission to get rid of non-free software. FOSS is NEVER a mission to get rid of any non-free software. It is a revolution which shows people that it is possible to develop software free of cost and yet have high quality levels, sometimes even more than what existing non-free software offer. > if you put adobe reader (let suppose you got permission to do so by Adobe), > in this case you are taking away linux users from Okular to Adobe reader and > thus reducing the users which use okular. I will reconsider Okular's capabilities. > You are exactly advertising non-free software. I am just adding in a set of some good software, be it free or non- free. If you feel that I am advertising non-free software by doing this, then you should also mention that I am as well advertising the hundreds of other free software that I've included on the compilation. > "Why do use Linux, FOSS" I use Linux because I personally like both the quality of the software, the processes involved, and the philosophy it proclaims. Not because anybody else says so. > misusing the term freedom As I mentioned in my previous messages, Freedom has a much more wider meaning than what you are trying to construe out of it. > Hurting users who respect freedom and O Users who respect freedom, am I 'hurting' you as Narendra accuses? (Or is it just that Narendra is just trying to make a wave in vacuum and wanna ride on it?) > You must got bribe/money from non-free vendors like Adobe etc to promote > their stuff You really know how to put across a joke. (Been to politics lately?) :-) In all Respect for True Freedom, Yours, Anto Jose ... Happy Computing!!! On Jul 1, 12:34 am, narendra sisodiya <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Anto <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Narendra, > > > My aim is not to create yet another 'ubuntu clone' by having gpl-only > > packages. > > Instead, I want to provide users with a more comprehensive one which > > provides out-of-the box functionality. > > > And about the name of FreedomX, > > I see Freedom not as a Symbol of Free Software, but as something more. > > I consider freedom as that which does not restrict/limit, > > and as one which opens up boundaries. > > One which gives the user freedom to choose amongst a wider range of > > packages. > > You are a totally *naive person.* > Freedom to give choice for software installation and giving a software > preinstalled is different thing. > Freedom to give the the choice for software installation is what ubuntu and > other distribution do. When user download non-free software, they are agree > to install without redistributing them (checkout the Terms and conditions). > When you give some software like adobe reader or picasa then you are > redistributing the software and thus you are doing a copyright infringement > which is a legally punishable act. > This is exactly same as redistributing the copy of purchase Windows XP. > You are just advertising non-free software. Free Software is basically a > mission to get rid of non-free software. You are exactly advertising > non-free software. > You are doing two crime > 1) Copyright infringement > 2) Hurting users who respect freedom and misusing the term freedom > > Lastly if you put adobe reader (let suppose you got permission to do so by > Adobe), in this case you are taking away Linux users from Okular to Adobe > reader and thus reducing the users which use okular. > > Nobody in Linux community do the task which you are doing. there can be only > two reasons > > - You are a naive uses who do not know "Why do use Linux, FOSS". > Basically ethical reason to use FOSS. Please watch some video by RMS. Also > you do not know much about the redistribution of non-free software > - You must got bribe/money from non-free vendors like Adobe etc to > promote their stuff > > I guess, out of two reasons above, you are doing this because of first > reason. > > > I consider this to be a wider perspective. > > > You might be able to install whatever packages you want in addition to > > the base install, but there are ppl who have no idea about what that > > means. > > Anyway, you yourself could additionally install these codecs over a > > base install. > > I just want to make that a bit more easier. > > *But by doing this you are infringing copyright law. You may be jailed if > caught.* > * > * > > > > > > > Consider this just as another alternative to LinuxMint. > > > Cheers, > > Anto Jose > > > On Jun 30, 1:03 am, narendra sisodiya <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Anto <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > FreedomX is > > > > - a remastered (modified) version of Ubuntu Linux, > > > > - trying to provide a more balanced, self-contained and more > > > > usable distro, > > > > without being crumped with 'too much' packages, > > > > or involving any hacking of the core Ubuntu base, > > > > and perfectly maintaining compatibility with Ubuntu and all its > > > > updates. > > > > > Contains all codecs, fonts you'll ever need. Plays all popular media > > > > formats. > > > > > Apps List: Skype, VirtualBox, TeamViewer for Linux, Picasa, Chrome, > > > > Opera, ...+++ > > > > > See the full list of apps at > > > >http://www.antojose.com/freedomx/index.html > > > > ;-) > > > > Not to discourage you. but you are putting non-free things like > > > > Skype , Opera, TeamViewer, Google Earth, Adobe Flash Player Plugin, Adobe > > > AIR, Picasa, Adobe Reader > > > Moreover it is illegal to distribute these application unless you have > > > permission to distribute them (THE LICENSE) > > > I would suggest to rename it to "FreewareDistro" rather then freedomx. > > > Because we use Freedom as a symbol of GPL / Free Software. I am not > > > discouraging you but Please do not miss use the term freedom. > > > > -- > > > ┌─────────────────────────┐ > > > │ Narendra Sisodiya > > > │ http://narendrasisodiya.com > > > └─────────────────────────┘ > > > -- > > "Freedom is the only law". > > "Freedom Unplugged" > >http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > > To control your subscription visit > >http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > For details visit the google group page: > >http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > > -- > ┌─────────────────────────┐ > │ Narendra Sisodiya > │ http://narendrasisodiya.com > └─────────────────────────┘ -- "Freedom is the only law". 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