[Fsf-Debian] gap assessment

Karl Goetz karl at kgoetz.id.au
Sat Dec 1 11:11:45 UTC 2012


On Fri, 30 Nov 2012, 11:16:23 LHST, kete at ninthfloor.org wrote:

> Osamu Aoki <osamu at debian.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Before discussing what action to take etc., let's make an gap analysis
> > between FSF thought on FREE SYSTEM DISTRIBUTON and current Debian by
> > going back to "Guidelines for Free System Distributions" published by
> > FSF.
> > http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html

> On the Slashdot Ask RMS Anything, someone mentioned Debian's FSG "are
> nearly identical to the OSI Open Source Definition."
> http://interviews.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=3278789&cid=42118383 Is
> this true, and if so, would that mean the DFSG are too diluted for the
> FSF?   Thanks, Kete

yes, it is almost identical - compare them for yourself (note they have diverged a little more with time).
Thanks,
kk



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