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On 27-Jun-2006, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
What do you think of the suggestion made to draw lines similar to those drawn by the Debian project: "free", "free but currently depends on non-free", "non-free".
A bad idea, since just like Debian, you end up recommending and condoning non-free software by recommending businesses that perform unethical practises.
I don't see how you make this connection. Why would a classification as I suggested necessarily "end up" as a recommendation?
This goes against the very core of what GNU is about: non-free software is evil.
I sympathise with this. The GBN, whatever its form, must always avoid promoting the restriction of software users.