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vrms - report of installed non-free software |
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__vrms__ |
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This program is an attempt at creating a |
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This program analyzes the currently-installed package list |
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on a Debian GNU/Linux system, and reports the non-free |
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packages that are currently installed to |
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The packages in the non-free tree have restrictions on their |
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use and/or distribution which cause them to fail to meet the |
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terms of the Debian Free Software Guidelines included as |
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part of the Debian Social Contract. However, some are |
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sufficiently useful that their presence is often tolerated |
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by Debian users despite their licensing. |
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Richard is the most vocal among us on the issue of software |
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morality, and we agree with Richard that Debian users should |
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have an easy way to know when they are running non-free |
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software on their systems. This program is our attempt to |
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fill that need. |
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!!HISTORY |
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This program was written by Bdale Garbee and Bill Geddes for |
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the Debian GNU/Linux system, in response to an open |
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discussion with Richard Stallman about the issues |
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surrounding the availability/desireability of the 'non-free' |
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package tree in Debian. |
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