On Sun, Jul 11, 1999 at 12:47:13AM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote: > Please give the components to get > The components are typically something like: main contrib non-free > > Components [main contrib non-free]: > > This is a form of the question "do you want to consider > non-free packages" that I would like to avoid asking. > > Could we please remove this question from the default version of apt > that is in `main'? > > Perhaps this question could be asked *if* some non-commented-out line > in the configuration file lists a non-`main' component.
This is where you start seriously effecting the usability of the system. Is it not a sufficient compromise to ask that question but accompany it with a warning about the evils of non-free software? -- _______________________________________________________________________ Ean Schuessler Director of New Products and Technologies Novare International Inc. The Unstoppable Fist of Digital Action *** WARNING: This signature may contain jokes.
