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Re: contrib/non-free policy

On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Bruce Perens wrote:

> Part of the problem is that I would like to use Debian to help influence
> people to make their software free. If they make it able to be placed in
> contrib, and we always distribute contrib, what inducement do they have
> to make it free?

 This is the main point of your previous arguments, but now you are saying
it directly, that's good.. =)

 Until now Debian has distributed every software it could `for user
convenience'. If we follow the idea of `let's punish non-completely-free
software' then we should drop contrib.

 We are commited to put users needs first. And I, as a user, find very
annoying to purchase a CD and then have to connect to my ISP and download
Java et al at 1000 cps - $0.75/hour. We would end punishing users...

 So.. this is the main point to discuss: Should Debian remove all non
completelly free software from CDs to promote free software? Or should we
do the best for our users?

-- 
Nicolás Lichtmaier.-


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