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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers
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Karl Goetz |
Subject: |
Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers |
Date: |
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:09:40 +1100 |
On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:32:42 -0400
Brett Smith <address@hidden> wrote:
> FYI, RMS has made an addition to the Free Software Distribution
> Guidelines. The full text is included in the email below.
[trim]
> <p>To establish lasting freedom, just giving users freedom isn't
> sufficient. It is necessary also to teach them to understand what it
> means and to demand it. Thus, we suggest and urge that free distros
> announce prominently on the screen, before login and on the default
> desktop after login, a prominent statement about freedom, such as
> “This system is freedom-respecting free/libre software” or
> something comparable, and to present a link or icon pointing at
> gnu.org or gnu.org/philosophy for further information about the
> issue.</p>
This would mean adding text to a number of images which can't be
translated without shipping a new background image per language. I
question whether thats really what we should be doing - it feels quite
imperialist (to me).
thanks,
kk
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers, Jaromil, 2012/03/23