From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tassilo Horn Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Gentoo GNU/Linux and non-free packages Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:35:49 +0100 Message-ID: <87wrzvbs8a.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> References: <20091228170401.GA4553@muc.de> <4B3939AB.7070501@harpegolden.net> <20091229200832.GA5097@muc.de> <20091229205734.GB5097@muc.de> <4B3A957B.9050106@harpegolden.net> <20091231120648.GA2801@muc.de> <4B3CD9A9.9030705@harpegolden.net> <20100103173342.GA1653@muc.de> <87bphbf3zy.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> <20100103215647.GC1653@muc.de> <87637i709n.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> <87ocl9wqjp.fsf_-_@thinkpad.tsdh.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1262763393 5681 80.91.229.12 (6 Jan 2010 07:36:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 07:36:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 06 08:36:25 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NSQRM-000259-Ui for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:36:25 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51808 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NSQRN-0006Lf-Bp for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:36:25 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NSQQx-0005w2-Kz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:35:59 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NSQQs-0005qc-EH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:35:58 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36277 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NSQQr-0005qJ-ST for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:35:53 -0500 Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([141.26.64.15]:19799) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NSQQp-0005Ye-GL; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:35:51 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAC9878A34B3; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:35:49 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (deliver.uni-koblenz.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 24828-04; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:35:49 +0100 (CET) X-CHKRCPT: Envelopesender noch tassilo@member.fsf.org Original-Received: from thinkpad.tsdh.de (wlan-133.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.93.133]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A02F78A33CA; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:35:49 +0100 (CET) Mail-Followup-To: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:45:03 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.91 (gnu/linux) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at uni-koblenz.de X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:119506 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > Indeed, Gentoo also ships non-free packages and has no simple > switch to tell the package manager to never install non-free > packages. But at least when installing a package, you can easily > get a list of it and its dependencies including the licenses. > > This enables you to achieve, with a lot of effort, > what free distros do automatically. Please have a look at Jonas' and Ulrich's messages [1]. I wasn't aware of the new Gentoo mechanism of accepting only free licenses. With that, you can have a completely free system with no effort. Bye, Tassilo __________ [1] Message-ID: <201bac3a1001051610t25a1a767v79398943193c3e89@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <19267.87.538073.863392@a1i15.kph.uni-mainz.de>