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> I am curious as to what the problem is with the current system of distribution > whereby Debian is distributed 'pure' on CD. And those users who have no > problem > with non-free liscences are free to download non-free debian packages from the > Debian FTP site and mirrors thereof? > Thanks, > Timothy. After following this thread both here and on debian-devel (where it seemed to become a much bigger deal) I think I can see the main problem with it...it is a problem that I troo have run into. Personally I like this method and I think it works fine...for the most part the free software works great and fullfills my needs. The problem that I see is this... While debian encourages CDROM venors to look at non-free and add what would be legal for them to add... they don't do it. This obviously isn't Debian's fault...it is the CDROM makers.. I have run into the problemmyself... I installed debian and looked for programs like xv and others...yet found them to not be on the CD. I never thought to look in the ftp sites non-free. having installed packages on CD is a great asset...it is alot faster (for most of us) than ftp and after a crash cna be restored without much fuss (of course thats a non-issue since we all have great backup schemes and keep all sorts of backups of everything right? ) personally.... I don't see why some people feel the need to make such a big point about free software.. I releaced a piece of shareware in the past (and found that wasn't worth the effort) but everything I write from now on shall be free (GPLd to be more precise) I would like to see non-free debian packages on CDs... it would make my life and the lives of many people easier... and I would like to see some effort to make it easier for CDROM vendors to include non-free debs.... but its hardly an issue worthy of all the bickering about it -Steve -- -=Signature has been removed because it made an unfair comparison between NT 4 and Linux =- replacement: (ok I admit...I am bored..its a slow day at work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$fortune -o Anything more than 3 shakes is for fun. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
