Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thus would enable RMS to point to debian.gnu.org (or free.debian.org > or whatever). It would still mean that either he has to rebuild apt > to user debian.gnu.org as default host instead of ftp.debian.org or > we need to change something. Not sure how to get around this.
How about not splitting the hosts at all. With the changes to apt you suggest it does not really make a difference what hosts free and non-free are on. As RMS stated recently, it's apt that presents the important interface. This way the FSF-ready distribution also takes advantage of our mirror and load balancing system. It would seem that after making those changes to apt, all the FSF would need is the website with no non-free advertisements (there are few if any on the web pages presently, so this is a small amount of work). I'm not sure exacly what Richard's desires are as far as what is and is not consider a unnacpetable reference to non-free software on the web page. If there are only a few places on the site that presently make such references, then we could possibly just modify those where they stand now, and the FSF could just refer to www.debian.org. That is of course if the changes are not too drastic. This assumes that the FSF would no mine the way the package database and BTS also track information on non-free software. If that is not the case, than the FSF will have to have a seperate site with modified forms for those funtions so they do not present non-free software. I think this combo could make the FSF happy and give thema distribution they can refer to without feelinn like they are compromising their position, and it requires the smallest amount of changes to the current system. It's something that we could even put in place easily before potato is released. Is there anything I am missing, either in terms of satisfying the needs of the FSF, or maintaining Debian's integrity ith regards to the Social Contract, or even Debian's archive/website administration? -- Craig Brozefsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Free Scheme/Lisp Software http://www.red-bean.com/~craig I say woe unto those who are wise in their own eyes, and yet imprudent in 'dem outside -Sizzla
