[directory-discuss] [gnu.org #1430355] DRM free version of Firefox is available at Moz Directory

[Therese Godefroy via RT]

Le Mer 11 Sep 2019 14:14:06, bill-auger@peers.community a écrit :
> to answer that, all i can say is that debian is not GNU - debian
> can do whatever mozilla allows them to do, perhaps even using
> the "Prior Written Permission" route - most importantly, debian
> can decide which software that it considers to be fit for their
> distro - thier criteria is codified in the "Debian Free Software
> Guidelines" - it is similar in spirit to the GNU "Free Software
> Distribution Guidelines"; but differs in several ways - those
> differences are the primary reason why the FSF does not endorse
> debian - mozilla's non-commercial requirement, DRM support, and
> the non-free add-ons in their repository (among other things)
> disqualifies it as free software according to the GNU
> guidelines; but debian has different standards
> 

Thanks for the explanation. But don't expect the basic users
(especially Windows users) to take free software seriously if
the criteria vary depending on the provider. To me, this is
just hair-splitting.