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Re: Knoppix is not entirely free software
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Eli Zaretskii |
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Re: Knoppix is not entirely free software |
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Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:36:10 +0200 |
> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:30:36 -0500
> From: Peter S Galbraith <p.galbraith@globetrotter.net>
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> > If he has changed his policies in the meantime, please tell me; that
> > would be good news. But otherwise, please do not recommend the use of
> > Knoppix on GNU mailing lists. Please recommend only entirely free
> > software.
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> I'll likely regret this, but:
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> $ grep netscape browse-url.el | wc
> 38 161 2011
The fact that Netscape is mentioned in browse-url.el doesn't mean
Emacs recommends it, just that it uses it when it's the only tool to
do a certain job. When a free and a non-free program can be used to
do the same job, Emacs ought to use the free one, though. If you can
spot such cases in browse-url, please report them as bugs.