Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Webmin

[George Standish]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 01:48:17PM -0500, Quiliro Ordóñez wrote:

> I have checked Webmin's license and
> libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines
> I cannot find that it is non-free. Is it OK to use
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.580_all.deb on
> Trisquel?



Free or not - the answer should be "no".

#ubuntu's webmin factoid:
               webmin is no longer supported in Debian and Ubuntu. It is not 
               compatible with the way that Ubuntu packages handle 
               configuration files, and is likely to cause unexpected issues 
               with your system.

#debian's webmin factoid:
             Webmin is a lame web-based interface for unsafe system 
             administration for Unix.  Check it out at http://webmin.com/  
             Remember, dondelelcaro *hates* webmin.  "i'd rather sit on the 
             floor shoving table knives into live electrical outlets than run 
             webmin on an exposed server."  Removed from Debian post-Sarge, 
             see http://bugs.debian.org/343897 .  The Debian package from 
             webmin.com is of poor quality.  See <free whcp> for alternatives.