On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 09:13:53AM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote: > Debian as a project actively promoting open core software would be quite > a change since so far Debian was the major distribution pushing the most > for a system with only free software as defined by the Debian Free > Software Guidelines.
I agree. As long as we still ship installation DVDs that won't cleanly install on the majority of end-user workstation hardware and even on a sizeable portion of server hardware, call this a feature and dismiss the working DVD image as "unofficial and not part of Debian proper" this looks at least a bit skewed. > There are many developers, and also many companies some of them close to > Debian, for whom fully free software is a mission. > Debian promoting a company with an open core business model is a slap > in the face for many people. Alone going for Gitlab as the software platform for Salsa was problematic, but OK for me due to lack of a viable alternative. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
