[BadVista Advocate] Ubuntu?

[Ringo Kamens]

Having software in the repositories doesn't bother me but it does
bother others. In particular though, ubuntu maintains fairly lax rules
on what can leave restricted and go into the community maintained
repositories. I use Ubuntu because as much as I love truly free
distributions like gnewsense, some of my computers require proprietary
drivers to function.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On 4/29/07, Sunnz <sunnzy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ubuntu has restricted driver modules installed in the default kernel.
>
> Howver, I find the available codecs on repository a moot point. You
> can install propriety codecs on any free-only distro even gNewsense,
> repository merely makes it easier.
>
> 2007/4/30, Ringo Kamens <2600denver at gmail.com>:
> > Ubuntu does have proprietary drivers included in their repositories as
> > well as codecs for patent-laden formats like mp3. The official Linux
> > kernel (which Ubuntu uses) also has binary-only (no corresponding
> > source code available) segments for hardware support.
> > Comrade Ringo Kamens
> >
> > On 4/29/07, Tibacions Encepatils <tibabenfortlapalanca at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > My name's Bernat and I'm new to this list.
> > >
> > > I've just read today's posts and I found a comment about Ubuntu which I
> > > don't completely understand, I'll quote it: «(...) as an Ubuntu user (which
> > > is hardly an example of freedom, so let us say gNewSense user) (...)».
> > >
> > > What's the matter with Ubuntu, why do some people consider it as a non-free
> > > O/S? As far as I know, the system comes exclusively with free software. Was
> > > I mistaken, could somebody correct me?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
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