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Re: Knoppix is not entirely free software
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Peter S Galbraith |
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Re: Knoppix is not entirely free software |
Date: |
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:21:36 -0500 |
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
> We sometimes design free software so it can work with widely-used
> non-free software packages such as Netscape, Windows and MacOS. Being
> able to work with them is not the same as recommending them. The
> mention of Netscape, Windows and MacOs in Emacs doesn't serve to
> spread the word of their existence very much, because users mostly
> already know of those packages.
>
> Eli wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> In the GNU Project, we won't recommend a non-free program even if it is
> the only way to do a job. We say, "There is nothing we can recommend."
So perhaps we were premature in removing support for glimpse in MH-E
then. It was only one of many supported indexers.
Anyway, I better understand the guidelines for the next time it comes
up.
Peter