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  • From: "Andrew \"ruskie\" Levstik" <ruskie AT mages.ath.cx>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] SMGL as GNU-certified Free(R)(TM) Distro?
  • Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:13:04 +0100

Seth Alan Woolley wrote :

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> http://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#FreeGNULinuxDistributions
>
> If you look at the above link, you can see some Totally Free(R)(TM)
> distros.
>
> I wanted to ping the list to see if there's substantial support behind
> meeting their criteria.
>
> We'd need to do four things:
>
> Change the social contract to eliminate the "we support non-free
> software" section.
>
> Eliminate the z-rejected grimoire to be hosted/maintained by a separate
> system (no SCM or website mingling, grimoire url to be explicitly added).
>
> Scan the grimoire for stuff that needs moved to the z-rejected section
> and do that. (The FSF keeps a list of GPL-compatible and
> non-GPL-compatible-but-free licenses.)
>
> Switch our SCM to something(s) other than perforce for everything.
>
> Who thinks this is worth it? Who thinks it's not worth it?
>
> Seth
>
> P.S. I favor becoming as Free(R)(TM) as possible. I will do what the
> group desires, but I think it's something we should consider, at least.
>

I'm in favour of Free(R)(TM)

--
Andrew "ruskie" Levstik
Source Mage GNU/Linux Games grimoire guru

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