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There is a widening schism in the Linux world between "free" distros and those including proprietary elements aimed at making it easier for new Linux users to adjust to a new OS. Redhat, Suse, and Mandriva, for instance, are starting to include such elements in their paid versions. But some distros are just adopting the easy approach of letting a little bit in here and there.
My daughter is a high-school teacher, she has adopted a technique for encouraging class discipline, of which I highly aprove. First come down hard on the "good" kids, so that as the more expected problems arise there is already a precedent set that nullifies complaints about being "picked on."
Someone has to draw the line in the sand that defines what is and what is not acceptable in a "free" OS, and drawing such a line is invariably going to cause some "silly" issues. Debian is the obvious choice to draw such a line. No commercial entanglements, a big enough developer pool to survive internal protests, and an established history of concern over such issues.
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