gNewSense Bugs | Bugs / Not all software is Free

Summary: Not all software is Free
Type: Bug
Category: General
Raised by: bbrazil
Date opened: 2006–08–13
Description: Some software has been made available that does not allow it to be used in the best possible way. In particular freedom for users to:

Run it for any purpose;
Study how it works & adapt it to their needs;
Redistribute copies, and
Improve it & release their improvements to the public

Status: Open
Importance: 2
Target Release: none
Resolution
Date closed
Comments: Would it be possible to have an approximate progress report on where you stand in removing unfree stuff?

I would like to move to gnewsense, exclusively based on freedom issues with my current distribution.

chris_debian (29 Aug 07):

Regarding this comment, see:

http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Main/PackagesInMain

Can we make this bug more specific? For example, do we mean software in gNS MAIN, or UNIVERSE, or perhaps all known software? If we do this, we can have a better shot at closing it.

Thanks,

Chris_debian

It referes to all software. karl.

Really? All gNS software, or ALL software? Is getting M$ to open Vista either wanted or likely?

Thanks,

Chris_debian

It refers to all software in the world. If you believe that freedom is a good goal, then striving for perfection on this front is the highest goal. Sure, it may never be 100% achieved, but we have achieved so much by dreaming big, why stop? - Edward

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