Re: Debian and FSF docs

From	Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Debian and FSF docs
Date	2021-12-10 19:10 +0100
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>> > I find this state of affair rather sad and am disappointed by both
>> > Debian and the FSF for not finding a compromise.  It ends up promoting
>> > the use of the non-free repository, which I think neither project wants.
> It's _not_ a Debian problem in one sense: it's the FSF's licence.

I doubt pointing fingers will help resolve this problem.

I think this problem should be easy to solve, all it takes is for both
Debian and the FSF to agree that this situation is simply unacceptable,
and then work together to find a solution.

> Or we could say "it's in non-free - not part of Debian - so we really
> don't care and if it breaks, well so what"

That's a cop out.  Just as is FSF's position that it's Debian's problem.
It means both the FSF and Debian consider the current situation
as acceptable.


        Stefan

Thread

Man pages for gcc "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2021-10-31 22:10 +0100
  Re: Man pages for gcc Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-10-31 22:20 +0100
    Debian and FSF docs (was: Man pages for gcc) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-10-31 22:40 +0100
      Re: Debian and FSF docs (was: Man pages for gcc) Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-10 12:50 +0100
        Re: Debian and FSF docs (was: Man pages for gcc) "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-12-10 18:20 +0100
          Re: Debian and FSF docs (was: Man pages for gcc) Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-10 18:40 +0100
          Re: Debian and FSF docs Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-12-10 19:10 +0100
            Re: Debian and FSF docs Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-11 01:30 +0100
              Re: Debian and FSF docs Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-12-11 01:50 +0100
                Re: Debian and FSF docs Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-11 05:20 +0100
                Re: Debian and FSF docs <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-12-11 08:50 +0100
                Re: Debian and FSF docs Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-11 16:50 +0100
                Re: Debian and FSF docs tomas@tuxteam.de - 2021-12-11 19:10 +0100
  Re: Man pages for gcc Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-10-31 22:30 +0100
    Re: Man pages for gcc Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-10-31 23:10 +0100
      Re: Man pages for gcc Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-11-01 16:10 +0100
  Re: Man pages for gcc Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-10-31 22:40 +0100
  Re: Man pages for gcc Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2021-11-07 08:10 +0100
    Re: Man pages for gcc Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-10 12:30 +0100

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