Re: `pure' [was: Software in main that is throughly useless without non-free software]

1999-05-06 Thread Gordon Matzigkeit
> Santiago Vila writes: SV> Need a little clarification to understand this: SV> Currently: Debian == main. After this, how things would be, SV> Debian == pure + main or Debian == pure? After my proposal: Debian == main Pure Debian == pure So, `Pure Debian' is just a proper subset of `D

Re: `pure' [was: Software in main that is throughly useless without non-free software]

1999-05-06 Thread Santiago Vila
On 4 May 1999, Gordon Matzigkeit wrote: > Proprietary protocols are a problem. Let's create a new distribution > to set apart the packages that can work 100% when connected to a > network that uses only free software (say an intranet that runs only > Debian GNU `main'). > > Free ICQ clients fail

`pure' [was: Software in main that is throughly useless without non-free software]

1999-05-04 Thread Gordon Matzigkeit
> Branden Robinson writes: BR> Anyway, my suggestion (which wasn't even a policy proposal, BR> you'll note) is withdrawn. I haven't said anything up to now because I thought you and James have been doing a perfect job of explaining your suggestion. Please don't withdraw it now. Allow me t