CVSROOT: /web/www Module name: www Changes by: John Sullivan <johnsu01> 11/02/07 09:10:00
Modified files: distros : common-distros.html Log message: Update now that Squeeze is released. CVSWeb URLs: http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/distros/common-distros.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.23&r2=1.24 Patches: Index: common-distros.html =================================================================== RCS file: /web/www/www/distros/common-distros.html,v retrieving revision 1.23 retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -b -r1.23 -r1.24 --- common-distros.html 5 Feb 2011 23:21:57 -0000 1.23 +++ common-distros.html 7 Feb 2011 09:09:55 -0000 1.24 @@ -65,13 +65,12 @@ <h3 id="Debian">Debian GNU/Linux</h3> <p>Debian's Social Contract does say that all software in the main -distribution will be free software. At present, that's not always -true in practice: Debian has repeatedly made tacit or explicit -exceptions for specific pieces of nonfree software, such as the blobs -included in or accompanying Linux. The next release of Debian will -reportedly move these blobs out of Linux. That will be a substantial -step towards a completely free distro, but won't get all the way -there.</p> +distribution will be free software. At present, that's not always true +in practice: Debian has repeatedly made tacit or explicit exceptions +for specific pieces of nonfree software, such as the blobs included in +or accompanying Linux. The current release of Debian, called +"Squeeze," has removed these blobs. That is a substantial step towards +a completely free distro, but isn't all the way there.</p> <p>Debian also provides a repository of nonfree software. According to the project, this software is “not part of the Debian @@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ <p> Updated: <!-- timestamp start --> -$Date: 2011/02/05 23:21:57 $ +$Date: 2011/02/07 09:09:55 $ <!-- timestamp end --> </p> </div>