On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:00:44 -0600, John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 05:47:36PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote:
>> The right way to get rid of non-free is to replace each package in
>> non-free in non-free with a free equivalent.
> Of course, the problem is that there are always more non-free
> packages to be uploaded. When first I proposed the elimination of
> non-free, there was much whining about Netscape. Now I hear much
> whining about Japanese PDFs.
> Perhaps a logical place to start is, effective immediately,
> completely and totally ban the introduction of any new package into
> non-free.
That is, in my opinion, equally wrong headed. Non-free is
present because at least one developer found the packages there
useful enough to buck the trend and package. I think it is important
we continue to provide a repository of useful software for which we
do not have free replacements.
manoj
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