rms on debian

From: Kevin Mark (kevin_at_localhost.der-keiler.de)
Date: 08/17/03

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Date: 17 Aug 2003 00:18:08 -0400

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    TRB: Let's say I came to you and I'm an end-user that has never used
    anything other than Windows. I have no command line experience, just
    point-and-click abilities. How would you configure a system for me --
    what distribution (assuming you would choose GNU/Linux as the OS),
    software, and so forth, would you give me?

     RMS: When I recommend a GNU/Linux distribution, I choose based on
    ethical considerations. Today I would recommend GNU/LinEx, the
    distribution prepared by the government of Extremadura, because that's
    the only installable distribution that consists entirely of free
    software. If I knew of more than one such distribution, I would choose
    between them based on practical considerations.

     TRB: What about Debian GNU/Linux, which by default does not install any
    non-free software?

     RMS: Non-free programs are not officially considered "part of Debian",
    but Debian does distribute them. The Debian web site describes non-free
    programs, and their ftp server distributes them. That's why we don't
    have links to their site on www.gnu.org.

     GNU/LinEx is better because it does not distribute or recommend those
    programs.
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    So now that Debian is 10, RMS changes to another distro? What's up?
    -K 

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