I don't see how any of this is related to the topic at hand, so I've marked this OT.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 02:15:31AM +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > There you are -- you _do_ consider you have been granted > the True Meaning of "freeness". No, of course he doesn't. We're all well-aware that there are other definitions of freeness; please stop telling us we're not. > Can't you understand that all LaTeX users I've ever met -- and I've met many > -- > consider that LaTeX IS (already) FREE. Latex users have not been granted the True Meaning of "freeness"; Debian has its own, and it's freeness under that criteria that's in question. No number of users considering it free under a different set of guidelines will make it DFSG-free. (Have you really discussed free software philosophy with every Latex user you've ever met? Even if we disagree on principles, that would be impressive.) > You seem to believe that Frank Mittelbach is looking for > some kind of papal blessing from Debian. That's because he is, if he wants his software in main. That's the entire purpose of this discussion. > As far as I can see, Frank -- > who is largely responsible for the extraordinarily high quality of LaTeX > today -- > is sad to see a schism in the world of free software (TM RS), > and is doing his best to bridge the gap. "TM RS"? -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
