On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:06:20 -0500 Julie wrote: > So... the same thing as Linux.
yes, much the same situation as linux, but with the very important difference, that we have people like the good folks at linux-libre who are constantly watching linux for new undesirables entering it, and those people are actively and routinely removing anything non-free - no such thing is happening for web browsers - no one is even watching On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:06:20 -0500 Julie wrote: > Are you saying, then, that we are specifically aware of proprietary > software in ungoogled-chromium? Have stated what that proprietary > software is? i am saying that i am not aware of anyone making any such accusations of non-free software being in that browser - but we are painfully aware of the accusations against chromium, and it is sitting "on the table"; so we are very unfortunately compelled to address it - thats all i am not personally wedded to any preference on *how* we should address it; but we should address it if ever someone raises the same concern with firefox, then we will be compelled to address that, when or if that unfortunate day comes; because that is exactly what the FSDG is for: to determine which software is fit for free distribution, and which is not On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:06:20 -0500 Julie wrote: > Why? Are you opposed to individual distros making their own individual > decisions? not all "decisions" - only the most crucial and obvious decisions like this one, regarding exactly what is "free software" and what is not "free software" - because if we can not agree on what is and is not "free software", then the term "free software" is meaningless, and hence a FSDG-free distro is a pointless distinction
