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    Do the debian dvds contain non-free packages ?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by wearetheborg, Jun 2, 2007.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    Does the 3 dvd debian set contain non-free packages ?

    I can access the non-free packages from the debian repos anyway, so why are they "not free" ?
     
    wearetheborg, Jun 2, 2007
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think it is non free as in closed source or some license that Debian doesnt consider fully free. It is still free ware and doesnt cost money.
     
    wave, Jun 2, 2007
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    Wave is correct; non-free simply means that they aren't covered under the GPL or a similar open source license, and they are proprietary or contain some proprietary bits of code in them.
     
    Paul, Jun 2, 2007
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