Re: GNU/Hurd section in webpages

[Robert Millan]

Ping.

On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 05:40:51PM +0000, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 02:39:19PM +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> >    Then Alfred pointed out that the FSF policy discourages linking to
> >    sites that distribute non-free software, which includes Debian,
> >    Gentoo and Bee.
> > 
> > In fact, FSF polict _prohibits_ any kind of reference to non-free
> > software.  From "Guidelines for Web Page Creation":
> > 
> >  No page on the GNU project web server should ever make any references
> >  to non-free software or non-free documentation.  This is VERY
> >  important.
> 
> The particular text you quoted is off-topic. Could you paste a link with the
> whole guidelines?
> 
> >    I don't see where the Hurd website is going without linking to a
> >    Hurd-based distribution in some way. Is there really a problem with
> >    that?
> > 
> > Yes, there is a problem with linking to non-free software.  As for how
> > the Hurd website will "go" without a link to a GNU/Hurd distribution,
> > I don't see the problem there.  The GNU Project is going quite well on
> > without a link to a GNU/Linux distribution.  And it has worked quite
> > well so far for us without a link to a GNU/Hurd distribution.
> 
> It hasn't. Would you take a look at:
> 
>   http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/install.html
> 
> "The GNU/Hurd installation guide written by Neal Walfield explains how to
> install the Debian GNU/Hurd binary distribution of the Hurd."
> 
> "The Debian GNU/Hurd binary distribution of the GNU/Hurd system can be
> installed most conveniently from CD ROM. The complete Debian GNU/Hurd snapshot
> fits on three CDs. Images of the current CD ROM set are available within the
> directory http://ftp.gnu.org/iso/ of the GNU FTP server."
> 
> -- 
> Robert Millan
> 
> "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
> thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
> gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new 
> work."
> 
>  -- J.R.R.T, Ainulindale (Silmarillion)
> 
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-- 
Robert Millan

"[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work."

 -- J.R.R.T, Ainulindale (Silmarillion)