On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Adam Kosmin wrote: > Sam, > > I'll spell it out for you. By allowing this documentation to exist on > fedoranews.org, readers are basically being told "It's ok to use and > install non-FOSS software on your computer. In fact, we'll even show you > how!". > > Now I'm not going to question your views on or commitment toward FOSS > (not sure I want to know based off your reaction) but will only ask you > to acknowledge that what I have described above is not in line with the > objectives of The Fedora Project. > > http://fedora.redhat.com/about/objectives.html But, IIUC, fedoranews isn't run by the Fedora Project? > Sam Barnett-Cormack (s.barnett-cormack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > " On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Adam Kosmin wrote: > " > " > > " > Greetings, > " > > " > I couldn't help but notice Thomas Chung's tutorials up on fedoranews.org > " > which describe how to install Acrobat Reader, Helix, and Macromedia > " > Flash. > " > > " > In light of The Fedora Project's #2 objective being "Build the operating > " > system exclusively from open source software.", I must pose this > " > question to the list: > " > > " > Is it appropriate to encourage people to install non-FOSS software on > " > Fedora? > " > " If someone is running a seperate project, and giving people the info to > " do something they want or need to do, I can't see a problem. > " > " -- > " > " Sam Barnett-Cormack > " Software Developer | Student of Physics & Maths > " UK Mirror Service (http://www.mirror.ac.uk) | Lancaster University > " > " > " -- > " fedora-list mailing list > " fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > " To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > " > > -- Sam Barnett-Cormack Software Developer | Student of Physics & Maths UK Mirror Service (http://www.mirror.ac.uk) | Lancaster University
