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<H1>[Mageia-discuss] FSF backing would be a huge boost for Mageia</H1>
<B>Aracele Torres</B>
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<PRE>In my opinion, we should opt for usability. Unfortunately, we can not even
use a software free proprietary drivers. My computer, for example, has a
video card that is supported only by Mandriva and Opensuse because still do
not have free drivers for her.
2010/9/19 Jeremiah Summers <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">jmiahman at gmail.com</A>>
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</I>><i> > On Sep 18, 2010, at 10:42 PM, Praveen A <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">pravi.a at gmail.com</A>> wrote:
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</I>>><i> >> Dear Mageia folks,
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</I>>><i> >> I believe getting FSF support for Mageia would be a huge boost for our
</I>>><i> >> distro. Also there is no major distro in the list of FSF approved
</I>>><i> >> distributions, yet. We could be the first major/established distro
</I>>><i> >> (well we have the legacy from Mandrake days) there. We are very close
</I>>><i> >> already, I believe we have to let go of only non-free firmware from
</I>>><i> >> the kernel.
</I>>><i> >>
</I>>><i> >> Here is the FSF guidelines
</I>>><i> >> <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html">http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html</A>
</I>>><i> >>
</I>>><i> >> Can we commit to these guidelines?
</I>>><i> >>
</I>>><i> >> Thanks
</I>>><i> >> Praveen
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</I>><i> Please NO! I have watched this ruin other Linux distributions when it comes
</I>><i> to usability. Let's look at it from a community stand point and not some
</I>><i> hippies agenda. Thanks.
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