From: Martin Schulze (joey@infodrom.org)
Date: Mon Jun 09 2003 - 12:28:20 CEST
Stefan Gybas wrote:
> Martin Schulze wrote:
>
> >># Blackdown JDK
> >I believe we should only distribute software which is considerably
> >free.
>
> Ok, that's fine with me. I just posted my additional entries from
> /etc/apt/sources.list. However, it would be nice if I didn't get 3 mails
> per week from people asking me how they can fulfil tomcat4's JDK
> dependency (even if this is mentioned in the package description)...
Provide a free implementation, would be my usual answer...
> > One of the requirements for additional packages for the Knoppix
> >DVD is that the software needs to be free. It would be real ashaming
> >if the Knoppix DVD would only contain free software and the Debian CD
> >made of the Debian Team would contain non-free software.
>
> JRE 1.3 and Acrobat reader have been part of Knoppix for a long time,
> even the CD edition. So unless Klaus has removed them, there is still
> non-free software on Knoppix. It's not that I like this, but there are
> no fully viable free alternatives. :-(
Only if you require additional features from acrobat that xpdf doesn't
provide. Unforatunately LinuxTag sortof does due to the editable
format fields in the entrance ticket.
Regards,
Joey
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