__/ [ George Ellison (undercover) ] on Sunday 09 July 2006 15:29 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> A review of Blag Linux and GNU
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | All of the GNU/Linux
>> | distributions listed contained 100% free software. In today's
>> | computing environment, this is generally a novel concept. The majority
>> | of GNU/Linux distributions today do not contain all free software -
>> | there are sometimes restricted copyrights associated with the software,
>> | or the kernel is modified and contains proprietary components, etc. This
>> | is the case with distributions such as Ubuntu, SuSE, and Mepis, among
>> | most others.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.dylanknightrogers.com/2006/07/08/a-review-of-blag-linux-and-gnu/
>
> Seems like a fairly interesting distro. Won't be replacing Kubuntu (got
> my 6.06 discs in the mail yesterday) or Slack on my system anytime
> soon, but I might give it a look at some point.
>
> It's nice to see that the FSF is endorsing something at least as far as
> Linux distros go. I personally think that their requirements are a bit
> silly, but then again they didn't ask me.
If they don't work for money, they probably work for recognition. The
omission of GNU is somewhat of a slap in the face, convenience through
brevity being the excuse. Don't forget that GNU folks (thousands of
volunteers) are working on their own kernel, which is still unstable.
Best wishes,
Roy
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