On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 20:20 +0530, Rahul wrote: > Max Spevack wrote: > > Is there a place where Ubuntu actually lays out their official policy on > > that stuff? I wouldn't want to throw that part of an answer in without a > > link. > > Their wiki is full of information on non-free software including > detailed instructions such as these despite stated philosophies on other > pages > [...snip...] > Micheal Tiemann pointed out that Ubuntu is also distributing Nvidia > drivers within their CD's despite their claims on only doing Free software > [...snip...] > Mark ShuttleWorth confirmed that they do and he denies that it is a GPL > violation since they do dynamic linking in > > http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2006/debconf6/theora-small/2006-05-15/tower/Ubuntu_annual_report-Mark_Shuttleworth.ogg > > Debian too has a non-free repository which they deny is "officially" > part of Debian. > > When you refer to distributions having a common goal, its good to point > out that our goals are not so common and Fedora has a much more stronger > commitment to Free software (which the current work done by Spot is > going to make more explicit and clean). Right. There are good reasons to pick one over the other; everyone has reasons and priorities that matter more to them. If your priorities are freedom and cutting-edge technology (without the bleeding), you choose Fedora. -- Paul W. Frields, RHCE http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 Fedora Project Board: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board Fedora Docs Project: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject
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