Guillem Jover <[email protected]> writes: > On Mon, 2026-03-02 at 09:20:30 +0100, Simon Josefsson wrote: >> Jonas Smedegaard <[email protected]> writes: >> >> >> What I fail to see is how the messaging about Debian Libre suggests it >> >> >> is for "greater people", for your analogy to work. > >> Debian Astro is more Astro-tailored than Debian. Debian Junior is more >> Junior-tailored than Debian. FreedomBox is more FreedomBox-tailored >> than Debian. >> >> "Debian Med" contains the "Med" stuff from Debian, but doesn't prevent >> the non-Med parts of Debian. "Debian Edu" contains the Edu-related >> stuff from Debian, but doesn't prevent the non-Edu stuff. FreedomBox >> contains the FreedomBox-related stuff from Debian, but doesn't prevent >> the non-FreedomBox stuff. > […] >> Using the same comparison, Debian Libre is more Libre-tailored than >> Debian. And Debian Libre contains the Libre-related stuff from Debian, >> but doesn't prevent the non-libre stuff. > > I think what people have tried to convey is that "Libre" in this > context is a qualitative adjective? While the other blends use other > types of adjectives? > > Perhaps to try to exemplify this, I guess people are perceiving that > this would be equivalent to have a blend that is named for example > "Debian Unbroken" (which would imply that stock Debian is "Broken", > while "Astro"/"Med"/"Edu"/etc do not convey any quality (and their > opposite to it).
Yes, I am (slowly) starting to get this perspective. I still don't follow how the term 'Libre' has such a qualitative meaning. It seems like a random word much like 'open' or 'free' which can (and do) mean anything. But I accept that others feel this way about the word, which warrant consideration. Several people has expressed (or explained) this concern now, so maybe rename to 'Debian Deblob' and hope that this helps the path towards becoming a new official Debian Pure Blend. That name got one +1 by Holger who expressed a dislike for 'Debian Libre' earlier. Timing is good to make the name change for upcoming 13.4 release too. /Simon
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