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thuban (thuban)'s status on Sunday, 27-Jan-2013 03:38:08 EST 
thuban
bored on non-free #linux : let's use !debian /kfreebsd -
junichiro (junichiro)'s status on Sunday, 27-Jan-2013 11:50:38 EST 
junichiro
No! Because you may compile your kernel or use one from the distro. But a free distro must not have a non-free kernel. -
lhofm (lhofm)'s status on Monday, 28-Jan-2013 16:54:37 EST 
lhofm
@junichiro So you are suggesting that a free operating system should forbid installing non-free drivers? Maybe even non-free software? -
junichiro (junichiro)'s status on Monday, 28-Jan-2013 17:43:48 EST
junichiro
Of course! http://ur1.ca/cn3iz -
lhofm (lhofm)'s status on Monday, 28-Jan-2013 17:57:59 EST
lhofm
I agree that a free system musn't encourage the user to install non-free software, but forbidding doesn't sound free to me either. -
junichiro (junichiro)'s status on Monday, 28-Jan-2013 18:00:54 EST
junichiro
You have to do it by yourself. There are no non-free softs or divers/firmwares on a free distro repos. -
lhofm (lhofm)'s status on Monday, 28-Jan-2013 18:02:31 EST
lhofm
To clarify this, I use almost exclusively free software but I would never tell people what software they are allowed to install. -
lhofm (lhofm)'s status on Monday, 28-Jan-2013 18:09:38 EST
lhofm
Yes, that's a point I can agree with. If you want to install non-free software, you are on your own. The system doesn't help you there. -
junichiro (junichiro)'s status on Monday, 28-Jan-2013 18:15:14 EST
junichiro
It's because of that FSF doesn't endorse Debian as a free distro: http://ur1.ca/cn3ro
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