> > Also, notice we have users for apps like qmail (which is not free). > > That's a historical accident. It was done back when DJB was promising > qmail would be free. IIRC, it hasn't been removed, because to do so > would be problematic. Or something. It's not a precedent in any > event.
But is it really wrong to have "hooks" for non-Debian software to be installed on a Debian system? I'm using non-Debian as a more general term than non-free (maybe local packages, maybe too new to be in the archives, etc). I respect Debian's philosophy of making a free software distribution, but I don't think we should go to any trouble making it more difficult for users that want non-free software. This isn't specifically directed at this thread, I've just seen a distrubing trend on the lists and felt like saying something about it. Wow, you actually read to the bottom of my message, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | The above is a completely random sequence of bits, any relation to | | an actual message is purely accidental. |
