Re: [Trisquel-users] is Debian GNU/Hurd free?

[davesamcdxv]

That he talks about the reason not to add it to the approved distros list  
means that he recognises its existence, and talks about it as well which lets  
the user know that such an option exists (also I don't think he's advising  
users against Debian, he just doesn't want to guide the least knowledgable  
ones to Debian and have them install non-free things there. On the other  
hand, if you walk for a job interview with the FSF with Debian on your  
computer, with the nn-free repos disabled and nothing proprietary in it,  
you'll be fine, I think).

That he lets the users know that option exists means that the users  are told  
of the option of installing a wee bit of 'needed' proprietary software - it  
just so happens that he also advises against it.