From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8931 invoked by uid 1002); 22 Nov 2003 10:28:09 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 31071 invoked from network); 22 Nov 2003 10:28:09 -0000 Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:28:06 +0100 From: Sven Vermeulen To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: <20031122102805.GE1469@gentoo.org> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org References: <200311191114.25081.pauldv@gentoo.org> <200311211050.59578.jasonbstubbs@mailandnews.com> <8765hdu4zg.fsf@killr.ath.cx> <20031121183551.GE2221@gentoo.org> <87ptfk7uhu.fsf@killr.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="G6nVm6DDWH/FONJq" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87ptfk7uhu.fsf@killr.ath.cx> X-Operating-System: Linux 2.4.20 X-Telephone: +32 486 460306 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo internal structure X-Archives-Salt: a022ec0e-6e1d-4d37-8cab-584c67fd4730 X-Archives-Hash: 38f015bef61aef0982f4da0a60957e6e --G6nVm6DDWH/FONJq Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 01:06:05AM -0600, Matthew Kennedy wrote: > Seriously though, it is my impression that you may be surprised how > many folks care that their box uses free software only. You might > want to check the Debian news out of late. There's a proposal to do > away with(?) non-free in their distro (ie. clause 5. in their social > contract would be removed). >=20 > I suppose I am dismayed that we are failing to promote free software > over proprietary software. It is not Gentoo's goal to become a free-software only distribution. It is important that we, as metadistribution, give the users the choice to choose for "free-software only" if they want. I'm sure we can all agree on this ability to choose. So yes, to use your example, it is important that gamers don't quit Gentoo because of a decision we force upon them, instead of having them decide theirselves. Implementing an ACCEPT_LICENSES variable is a very important proposal. The question is what we would use "per default". Do we only accept free (as in speech) licenses per default, and have the user choose the others individually, or accept free (as in beer) licenses per default, having the user restrict/extend the amount of licenses he wishes? I can certainly agree if we go for the former (from a GNU/OSI perspective), but also if the latter is chosen (from a userfriendly perspective).=20 Wkr, Sven Vermeulen --=20 ^__^ And Larry saw that it was Good. (oo) Sven Vermeulen (__) http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Documentation Project --G6nVm6DDWH/FONJq Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/vzo1Xfqz7M26L9sRAmpNAJ9Rb38W4AgYP/PWqykC7kkxoQ9YaACfbXIi X765jR7YX7+485djQ4CRfEI= =OhB0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --G6nVm6DDWH/FONJq--