From: Ralf Treinen <treinen@debian.org>
To: David MENTRE <dmentre@linux-france.org>
Cc: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr
Subject: <off-topic> debian or Ubuntu (reprise)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:26:05 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20061218232605.GG3286@club-internet.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87k60o98d3.fsf@linux-france.org>
On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 10:55:52PM +0100, David MENTRE wrote:
> <Off-topic>I'm myself considering to move from Debian to Ubuntu because
> the Debian project is now accepting non-free software in main, Debian is
If you care about the freeness of software then debian is certainly a
better choice then ubuntu. See, for instance, the "Slippery Slopes"
posting on the blog of Scott James Remnant
http://www.netsplit.com/blog/articles/2006/11
> <Off-topic>I'm myself considering to move from Debian to Ubuntu because
> the Debian project is now accepting non-free software in main, Debian is
> no longer focused on Free Software[1] [...]
> [1] http://www.us.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_004#outcome : "Further
> discussion" won!
The Debian Free Software Guidelines stand unchanged:
http://www.us.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
What makes you say that Debian now accepts non-free software in main?
-Ralf.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-12-18 23:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-12-18 0:27 [Caml-list] OCaml on Debian or Ububtu (reprise) Chad Perrin
2006-12-18 1:13 ` Philippe Wang
2006-12-18 2:44 ` Chad Perrin
2006-12-18 19:52 ` Julien Cristau
2006-12-18 21:28 ` Richard Jones
2006-12-18 21:55 ` David MENTRE
2006-12-18 22:20 ` Richard Jones
2006-12-18 22:49 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2006-12-19 4:13 ` skaller
2006-12-19 14:39 ` Richard Jones
2006-12-18 22:45 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2006-12-18 23:26 ` Ralf Treinen [this message]
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