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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Fwd: Knoppix, KDE
From:       "Kurt Pfeifle" <kpfeifle () danka ! de>
Date:       2003-05-10 18:37:54
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Ralf Nolden wrote:

> On Samstag, 10. Mai 2003 17:19, Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> 
> > Ralf Nolden wrote:
> > 
> > > On Freitag, 9. Mai 2003 18:42, Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Richard Stallman wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > I *strongly* plead to include the CUPS PostScript drivers. The
> > > > > reason why they are not Free: they are derived from the source code
> > > > > provided by MS as part of the Driver Development Kit (DDK).
> > > > > 
> > > > > The whole point of this project is to make a distro that is better
> > > > > than Knoppix--better because it is free software, while Knoppix is
> > > > > not.
> 
> 
> Now, to cut this lengthy discussion short - already long enough - Kurt, you 
> can argue about black/white and gray whatever you want to. There is no point 
> in arguing for those drivers when it comes to this goal:
> 
> A live-CD that is 100% free software.

Are you now the benevolent dictator here? No discussions any more?

I see....

> No point in discussing about non-free software here. We'd better all spend the 
> time for this discussion for writing free software :-)  and instead of 
> arguing about those drivers find a way 

Really? Serious? You know what you are talking about?

> how to re-write those drivers so they 
> *are* free software.

*You* might be crazy today. I'm not.

> Ralf

Cheers,
Kurt

 
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