Re: Start for a discussion about free documentation in Debian.
On Sat, Aug 08, 1998 at 10:14:13PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote:
> Jules Bean wrote:
> > On Sat, 8 Aug 1998, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
(as one can see by indentation, this quote is from Jules, not me).
> > Be careful with the equation main == CD. If that really is your only
> > worry, we could create a new debian tag called 'debian-art'. Into this we
> > put magazine articles, graphic novels, and other things which are freely
> > distributable, but not modifiable. We would then press this as a (very
> > funky) separate CD, giving all debian users a dash of free culture..
>
> I would be very sad if this happened. You see, the one area where
> proprietary software still beats free software hands-down is that of
> artwork to go with the program. This is most visible with games of
> course.
>
> Right now there seems to be a general lack of Free Art to go with
> the Free Software. I would like that to change! And it _is_
> changing. This is not the time to move the line.
I like this as the general motto in this discussion! "This is not the time
to move the line."
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