Hi Maik, though I haven't a very strong opinion on this matter, "free" vs "usable" when "usable" implies non free softwares, I think this question should be seriously discussed between us. I mean, we should have a clear public position on this point.
jcl 2015-01-30 6:54 GMT+01:00 Maik Wagner <[email protected]>: > Hello Kate, > > On 01/28/2015 07:48 PM, Kate Lebedeff wrote: >> >> This is a very good thing to do >> >> Do we qualify fully? > > I must say that I had a second thought about aligning our distribution to > the Free Software Foundation guidelines. As far as the kernel is concerned > we would need to take out binary firmware blobs which would in that we need > to change the kernel and commit ourselves in using things like "gnash" as an > alternative to Flash Player. > > https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines > > In that respect I have taken a step back from this as people probably want > the best desktop experience. As we did a survey recently we might want to > include questions about "I prefer to have free software." vs. "I prefer to > have the best possible experience in installing proprietary software." > > Have a good day, > > > > Maik > _______________________________________________ > OM-Cooker mailing list > [email protected] > http://ml.openmandriva.org/listinfo.cgi/om-cooker-openmandriva.org _______________________________________________ OM-Cooker mailing list [email protected] http://ml.openmandriva.org/listinfo.cgi/om-cooker-openmandriva.org
