<PColbourn@argus.net.au> wrote... > I am not positive, but I believe the debian distro has tight rules in this > regard, an it is possible to only use 'free' software. > > Phil AFAIK the core Debian system is "free" (GPL, BSD etc), but there is a section named "non-free" for add-on programs that don't fill the (Debian) criterias for free software. Debian doesn't depend on such "non-free" software, it's only included in the distro as a service to Debian users that wan't to use such software without the need to compile it themselves. (And yes, there are tight rules for what can go into the main Debian distribution, what has to be in the "non-free" section and also what can't be in the distribution at all.) Tomas _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@winehq.com http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
