[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> First, the easy thing [skip this paragraph if you could care less
> about Debian policies]. Debian has set itself a policy to seperate
> entirely free software packages (`main') from free software packages
> which need a non-free component to run (`contrib', arguable a bad
> name) and non-free software packages (`non-free'). Only the first
> group is a proper part of the
Weird.
Linux (the kernel) is GPL. Right?
on Intel, it absolutely requires a BIOS to boot. Right?
BIOSes are non-free. Right?
Does Debian put kernel in contrib?
If so, then how about all the other Linux software? Does it also go in contrib?
Don't bother mailing me offlist; I am content to see responses here.
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