Defining Free Software Business

[Shane M. Coughlan]

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Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> What about classifying businesses according to the
> Debian 
> guidelines (main, contrib and non-free)?
> Businesses that deal with 100% free software (from
> development to production) will fit in the main
> section, the others in either contrib or non free.

Increasingly it appears to be a good idea to consider layers of membership.

> By the way, I remember somebody here telling me some
> time ago that the GBN was thrown a spanner from the
> outside. I can only see spanners from inside. 

I'm not sure there are many spanners flying.  It seems everyone (a)
wants the GBN to be a robust supporter of Free Software Businesses and
(b) is contributing ideas.  While some material generated might revisit
old ground, surely useful material is also being contributed for the
consideration of FSFE Team etc.

Shane

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