Ubuntu-Chicago my latest project

[John Becker]

This is fascinating stuff ... and kudos to you for undertaking
a large project. Foss is particularly interesting in light of
Steve Balimer's recent rants about Linux using M$ intellectual
property.

Two recent Ubuntu distros , both from Ireland, illustrate the
confusion between Open Source & Foss as noted on Distrowatch:

About gNewSense
A product sponsored by the Free Software Foundation, gNewSense is an 
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution released without any proprietary and 
non-free components, and several enhancements. Notably, all proprietary 
firmware, restricted modules and Ubuntu logos are removed, while the 
"Universe" repository is enabled by default and several GNU applications, 
such as Emacs and development libraries, as well as bsdgames and NetHack, 
are included in the default installation. The goal of the project is to 
produce a totally free (libre) Linux distribution.

About Linux Mint
Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more 
complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media 
codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It is 
compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.

Lee

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