On 09.07.19 11:11, Michael Kesper wrote:
> On 04.07.19 05:46, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
>> Many people wonder whether Debian is free (as in free bear) or not. Thus, I
>> proposed adding link to Pricing page into navigation menu of debian.org. As
>> Debian is free to download without cost, the content of pricing page should
>> be like below:
>>
>> Debian is free, free in the sense of free bear and freedom. However, there
>> are ISP costs if you obtain Debian from HTTP
>> (either via network install or downloading ISO images), or if you buy Debian
>> CD/DVD from vendors, the price of CD/DVD.
>
> I'm somewhat sympathetic to the general idea.
>
> I'd point out on such a page, though that
> - Debian can't only be used free of cost ("free beer") but also
> that it is free in the sense of free software: you can use, study, share
> and improve it as you like.
Maybe I'm missing something, but on the Debian homepage, the "About"
section contains a link "Free Software" [1] and it appears to contain
all the information Bagas and you are discussing.
[1] https://www.debian.org/intro/free
> - Though there are only marginal costs for you (CD/network), there are real
> costs for Debian infrastructure
> and it contains the work of many people
That seems marginally relevant to the end user, at best.
Regards,
Christian
