On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 07:43:55PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of software > > that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We > > support interoperability standards such as "Linux System Base", and > > will accept bug reports where our system violates those standards. > > [I think it's "Standard Base".]
You are correct. My mistake. > > <snip here> > > To make our system more attractive to people with mild > > dependencies on non-free software, we have created "contrib" and > > "non-free" areas in our internet archive. The software in these > > directories is not needed by most people, and we do not > > guarantee all software in the non-free area may be distributed in > > other > > ways. Thus, although we're working to reduce people's dependence > > on non-free software, we support users who are still dependent. > > Additionally, w > > <to here> > > [All above snip IMHO] > > > [W]e will work to find, package and support free alternatives to > > non-free software so people who use only free software can work > > with users of non-free software. > > > > - -- > > Raul > > I'd be happier with the snips indicated above, reducing clause 5 > to three sentences. I'm not sure that the bits about reducing > dependence on non-free are germane. Hmm... you may be right -- that might be better as rationale than as part of the contract. Unless I see reason to think otherwise, I'll fix this tonight. -- Raul
