[Mageia-discuss] FSF backing would be a huge boost for Mageia

[Aracele Torres]

In my opinion, we should opt for usability. Unfortunately, we can not even
use a software free proprietary drivers. My computer, for example, has a
video card that is supported only by Mandriva and Opensuse because still do
not have free drivers for her.



2010/9/19 Jeremiah Summers <jmiahman at gmail.com>

>
> > On Sep 18, 2010, at 10:42 PM, Praveen A <pravi.a at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Dear Mageia folks,
>> >>
>> >> I believe getting FSF support for Mageia would be a huge boost for our
>> >> distro. Also there is no major distro in the list of FSF approved
>> >> distributions, yet. We could be the first major/established distro
>> >> (well we have the legacy from Mandrake days) there. We are very close
>> >> already, I believe we have to let go of only non-free firmware from
>> >> the kernel.
>> >>
>> >> Here is the FSF guidelines
>> >> http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
>> >>
>> >> Can we commit to these guidelines?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Praveen
>>
>
> Please NO! I have watched this ruin other Linux distributions when it comes
> to usability. Let's look at it from a community stand point and not some
> hippies agenda. Thanks.
>
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