GPL'd Flash Library

[John Levin]

On 7 Oct 2004, at 00:35, Thibaut VARENE wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:22:39 -0400
> Tim Schmidt <timschmidt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just wondering if anyone's checked out the GPL'd flash library at
>> http://www.swift-tools.net/Flash/ ?
>>
>> It appears to be not 100% working, however, since it's a stated goal
>> of Ubuntu to be a 100% free distribution, I think many people
>
> Are you talking about Debian there? I couldn't find such a statement on
> Ubuntu website.
>

"Ubuntu is a community driven project to create an operating system and 
a full set of applications using free and open source software."
...
"Our philosophy is reflected in the software we produce and include in 
our distribution. As a result, the licensing terms of the software we 
distribute are measured against our philosophy, using the Ubuntu 
Software Licencing Guidelines. When you install Ubuntu almost all of 
the software installed already meets these ideals, and we are working 
to ensure that every single piece of software you need is available 
under a licence that gives you those freedoms. Currently, we make a 
specific exception for some "drivers" which are only available in 
binary form, without which many computers will not complete the Ubuntu 
installation. We place these in restricted section of your system which 
makes them trivial to remove if you do not need them."

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/philosophy/

John