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Debian is rejected because it has an official, endorsed "non-free" repository. That does not fulfill the GNU FSDG: https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-dis

by mbakke 5y ago

Debian is rejected because it has an official, endorsed "non-free" repository. That does not fulfill the GNU FSDG: https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guideli... Specifically, "A free system distribution must not steer users towards obtaining any nonfree information for practical use, or encourage them to do so." This is a political stance based on rational arguments and has nothing to do with religion.

rollcat 5y ago
And by Debian's definition, some of FSF's own packages are non-free (notably, the documentation), so you have to explicitly opt-in to installing that. I wish both of them directed their efforts towards more pragmatic problems, like making their software more accessible. In the rest of the world, freedom is usually a function of accessibility.