RPM dependencies kicking my a**

[Kristian Hermansen]

On 2/20/07, Matthew Gillen <me at mattgillen.net> wrote:
> Not to start a distro flame-war, but the reason that stuff is included in
> Ubuntu's official repos is that Ubuntu is virtually alone among the
> non-commercial distros in that it includes non-free (license- and/or
> patent-encumbered) software in the "official" distribution (unlike Debian or
> Fedora)...

Right.  It is a delicate issue, and I also do not enjoy using non-free
drivers.  However, it is one step better than using a complete
proprietary system that utilizes all closed-source software such as
Microsoft Windows.  rms would kick your ass, but you are the consumer,
so decide for yourself!

> Whether you think that is a good thing or not depends on how much religion you
> have about free software principles.   To be fair, I'll admit that Fedora's
> (and likewise, Debian's) situation is kind of pain for users who want things
> to work out-of-the-box.

Choose your poison wisely...
-- 
Kristian Hermansen

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