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| DATE | 2005-04-09 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] SuSE and Emperor Linux
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> You don't
> strip Debian down to make it free, the most you can do is "taint" it
> with non-free software outside the core/base.
Not according to Richard. In fact they had a considerable dispute until
Richard started his own Free version of Debian.
> Still, Novell's stewardship of both SuSE and Ximian has resulted
> in more freedom from those companies, rather than less, so maybe there's
> something more to this story. (likely suspects include proprietary media
> stuff and drivers) $100 is a lot of money, considering you get a
> complete system from any of the community distros at zero cost.
Not with all the drivers set up for the laptop. There are no free
drivers for the majority of the wifi cards, and the video cards.
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