On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 06:26:53PM +0000, Adam Funk wrote: > On Wednesday 24 November 2004 14:20, John Hasler wrote: > > > Adam writes: > >> What is the problem with the GFDL? > > > > It does not comply with the DFSG and it has been decided that > > documentation > > is software (please don't start a flamewar about this. I don't agree > > with it either, but it is settled). > > I don't want a flamewar either.
I was peripherally aware of the dispute. I did not know it went back as far as 2001. It seems to have grown from a war of words to a war of actions. > > >> Are the Debian developers seriously proposing to get rid of all those > >> packages in the long run? > > > > They will be replaced with Free versions, moved to Non-Free, or > > removed. > > > > This will not affect Sarge. > > What about the practical implications? How can you have a GNU/Linux > distribution without gcc, make and especially coreutils? I could not support a distribution with gcc as non-free or removed. -- Mike Moving forward in pushing back the envelope of the corporate paradigm. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
