On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:04:01 -0400 Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote:
> My complaint is with Debian's politics: if it's not FOSS, you can't > have it. That's just wrong. Why on Earth would there be a Non-Free repository otherwise? I have plenty of non-free software on my Debian Sid. See here: <http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages> ...where it says: " All packages that are included in the official Debian distribution are free according to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. This assures free use and redistribution of the packages and their complete source code. The official Debian distribution is what is contained in the main section of the Debian archive. As a service to our users, we also provide packages in separate sections that cannot be included in the main distribution due to either a restrictive license or legal issues. They include: Contrib Packages in this area are freely licensed by the copyright holder but depend on other software that is not free. Non-Free Packages in this area have some onerous license condition restricting use or redistribution of the software." Add the correct repo and Bob's your uncle. Cybe R. Wizard -- There is absolutely no substitute for a complete lack of information upon which to base a considered opinion. Rugg Diddle -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130822214649.62733265@wizardspengpod.ec2.internal
