Re: reiser4 non-free? (I throw in the towel)

[Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>]

Jeff Davis wrote:

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>As far as Debian is concerned, I don't think you give them quite enough
>credit. Those people just want a base of freedoms which a normal person
>can understand that covers all the software. It's very helpful to have
>an OS where you don't have to turn a development project into a legal
>investigation, tracking down hundreds of licenses. 
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There is truth to this, let me acknowledge it.

>Now, that "base of
>freedoms" may not be agreeable to everyone, but we can't ignore the
>value of consistant licensing in an OS. And many of the problems with
>DFSG are mitigated by having a well-integrated non-free section
>(unfortunately that doesn't solve the problems for reiserfs, which needs
>to be in the OS install).
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>Regards,
>	Jeff
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