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> I will add that. But first, should this text be modified in
>
https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory:Requirements#Free_programs
> ?
> * "The program must run under free GNU-like systems, but not limited
> to the GNU <https://www.gnu.org/> operating system and its free
> GNU/Linux distributions
> <https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html>. If they don't
> currently run on GNU, at least it probably isn't hard to adapt them
> to run on GNU."
Yes
> to
> * The program must run under GNU <https://www.gnu.org/> or some of
> its free GNU/Linux distributions
> <https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html>.
Ok. But maybe this:
> BSD is Unix-like. However, LibertyBSD is under evaluation
> (https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Incoming_distros). If it gets approved one
> day, should we extend the text to?:
> * The program must run under GNU <https://www.gnu.org/> or some of
> its free GNU/Linux distributions
> <https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html>, or a free BSD
> operating sytem because probably isn't hard to adapt them to run on
GNU.
No. Our goal is to list programs that run on the GNU system, in any
free variant. We should not spread the focus to include anything
else.