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Old 12-03-2003, 09:32 PM   #1
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Cool Why is there non-free?


Just wondering why there is such a category in the update list.
Does it mean the users have to pay for that or the Debian develop group has paid for us?
 
Old 12-03-2003, 10:36 PM   #2
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5.Programs That Don't Meet Our Free-Software Standards
We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of programs that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We have created "contrib" and "non-free" areas in our FTP archive for this software. The software in these directories is not part of the Debian system, although it has been configured for use with Debian. We encourage CD manufacturers to read the licenses of software packages in these directories and determine if they can distribute that software on their CDs. Thus, although non-free software isn't a part of Debian, we support its use, and we provide infrastructure (such as our bug-tracking system and mailing lists) for non-free software packages.
 
  


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