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Zirconium · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:18 pm Post subject: Copyright issues

Hi, I've noticed that due to the fact Debian is 100% free, including copyright, all distros based on it have taken copyrighted library's and programs off, and so have distros based on the ones based on debian. Which meansalot of programs can't be installed, due to the fact not all the required library's are installed. Plus Ubuntu has modified Firefox and Thunderbird to where you can't choose to "Check for updates" in the help menu, which mean their still using 2.0.0.3. So because of all this Copyright nonsense, Most distros are not newb or noob friendly, so I say, go with LFS, and use copyrighted Library's and Programs.

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SamFisher47 · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:47 am Post subject:

Yes, for sure. I think that's what is good about using Iceweasel, because it is completely free, unlike Firefox, but then we have to wait for Iceweasel to be developed *after* each Firefox version. Also, Iceweasel is not known to everyone, but most people know the name 'Firefox', whether they use it or not. I think using copyrighted libraries should be alright provided there is ample warning to the user, to ensure the onus is on them, not us.
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Sorivenul · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject:

Zirconium · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject:

speaking of which, I've noticed that documentation is normally in a normal text file, but I think to make this more friendly it would be better to have it in a PDF file

Sorivenul · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject:

Since some users have PDF issues before/during/after install it would probably be best to keep the text format included with the distro. However I wouldn't object to a PDF version of documentation as a download from the website. As I'm on the documentation team, I see no problem with this.