Re: [Trisquel-users] know vrms?

[onpon4]

vrms is just a Perl script for Debian and Ubuntu which tells you if you have  
a package from the non-free or contrib sections installed. Because of the way  
it works, you must not trust it for any other Debian or Ubuntu derivative  
unless the distro has a policy which ensures proprietary software only ends  
up in repository sections recognized by vrms as "non-free"; many derivatives  
(like Mint) make no effort to preserve this separation, and as a result vrms  
will happily report that you have no proprietary software and that "RMS would  
be proud" even if you do have proprietary software.

Not to mention, this script is incapable of detecting proprietary software  
installed by means other than the software repository. This also means it is  
completely useless in a completely libre distro like Trisquel; there are no  
non-free repositories, so the script will always report that you have no  
non-free software installed.