On 5/26/07, Mrugesh wrote:
Heh. So why the whole agenda against non-free? Why doesn't the GPL allow non-free useage?
Because its GPL. Please ask FSF for more details. I know you hate GPL for some unknown reason(s).
I find this whole agenda hypocritic. Either adhere to it fully before you go on preaching about it or stop preaching it. Why isn't Ubuntu or Gentoo or <insert any other distro here> on GNU's list if it doesn't ship with non-free software by default? And if Novell is evil for making a business deal, why isn't Ubuntu evil for providing such a user-friendly access to non-free software?
Huh? I follow DFSG (Debian Free Software Guideline). I think you need to learn more about what is Freedom before jumping into this quicksand.
Novell is Evil in different case.
Oh wait. I know what'll happen. Now there will be some a couple of completely irrelevant replies, a couple of trolls and a couple of flames. I see your point - Those who can shout the loudest or use the heaviest language must be correct, right?
Trolls and Flames are required.
On Saturday 26 May 2007 17:50:30 Kartik Mistry wrote:
On 5/26/07, Mrugesh wrote:
Heh. So why the whole agenda against non-free? Why doesn't the GPL allow non-free useage?
Because its GPL. Please ask FSF for more details. I know you hate GPL for some unknown reason(s).
Huh? Do I? I didn't know :s
I find this whole agenda hypocritic. Either adhere to it fully before you go on preaching about it or stop preaching it. Why isn't Ubuntu or Gentoo or <insert any other distro here> on GNU's list if it doesn't ship with non-free software by default? And if Novell is evil for making a business deal, why isn't Ubuntu evil for providing such a user-friendly access to non-free software?
Huh? I follow DFSG (Debian Free Software Guideline). I think you need to learn more about what is Freedom before jumping into this quicksand.
Yeah. I'm not against Debian. I'm just against people.
In Ubuntu there is a package that lists non-free software. Which one is that? I recollect last time I had used it, there was no non-free software in my pc except Opera.
On 26-May-07, at 5:50 PM, Kartik Mistry wrote:
On 5/26/07, Mrugesh wrote:
Heh. So why the whole agenda against non-free? Why doesn't the GPL allow non-free useage?
Because its GPL. Please ask FSF for more details. I know you hate GPL for some unknown reason(s).
be clear, he doesnt hate GPL, and I dont either. But we both hate the hypocracy of certain people who claim to be supporters of GPL. GPL has it's place and role - and a pre-eminent place and role - but there are other licenses, other philosophies that also have a place and role.
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