On 4 May 1999, Gordon Matzigkeit wrote: > Proprietary protocols are a problem. Let's create a new distribution > to set apart the packages that can work 100% when connected to a > network that uses only free software (say an intranet that runs only > Debian GNU `main'). > > Free ICQ clients fail this requirement, because on such a network, > there wouldn't be any servers. > > distribution goodness/freedom rating > ------------ ----------------------- > pure 100.0% (entirely standalone) > main 99.7% (talks to the enemy) > contrib 99.5% (breeds with the enemy) > non-free 0.1% (hell, at least it's *software*) > > Maybe a better name for `pure' would be `holy', which simply means > `set apart.' ;) > > Comments?
Need a little clarification to understand this: Currently: Debian == main. After this, how things would be, Debian == pure + main or Debian == pure? Thanks. -- "cb09d8423e5fc97e8d1308318d6eeccb" (a truly random sig)
