CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 11/05/17 13:45:02
Modified files:
distros : free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
Log message:
Make explicit that 3rd-party repos must commit to only including free
software.
Approved by RMS.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.24&r2=1.25
Patches:
Index: free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html,v
retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -b -r1.24 -r1.25
--- free-system-distribution-guidelines.html 17 May 2011 02:07:47 -0000
1.24
+++ free-system-distribution-guidelines.html 17 May 2011 13:44:30 -0000
1.25
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@
need to follow the terms of the available free license(s) when they
distribute and/or modify it.</p>
-<p>A free system distribution must not steer users towards obtaining any
-nonfree information for practical use, or encourage them to do so.
-There should be no repositories or ports for nonfree software.
-Programs in the system should not suggest installing nonfree plugins,
-documentation, and so on.</p>
+<p>A free system distribution must not steer users towards obtaining
+any nonfree information for practical use, or encourage them to do so.
+There should be no repositories or ports for nonfree software. Nor
+should the distribution refer to third-party repositories that are not
+committed to only including free software; even if they only have free
+software today, that may not be true tomorrow. Programs in the system
+should not suggest installing nonfree plugins, documentation, and so
+on.</p>
<p>A free system distribution should be self-hosting. This means that
you must be able to develop and build the system with tools that the
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@
<p>Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2011/05/17 02:07:47 $
+$Date: 2011/05/17 13:44:30 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
