Ubuntu is not free.

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On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:47:00 +0100
Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:

> And are happy to talk about things you don't understand.
Not being a programmer does not mean I can't read any program...
and neither does it mean I'm not understanding the rest. (Only
programmers are clever according to you, aren't they ?)

If you really think it's fundamental to be a programmer to
understand what free drivers an firmwares can be, theses men are
*programmers :
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2003-23/1295.html

*free software people :
http://www.coagul.org/article.php3?id_article=364

"Rubrique : Evènements
Le : lundi 19 septembre 2005
Par : GnunuX"   

=>and both explained how it goes :

http://matixco.org/marchives/bourguinux/2006-July/001314.html

http://matixco.org/marchives/bourguinux/2006-July/001315.html

that I translated partly on the first post of this thread.

> > One elegant solution to networking wifi issues would be to have a
> > choice among kernels when installing (and the firmware license
> > presented at this moment).
> That would imply putting the proprietary driver on the CD. No change.
That would imply getting two things for the person installing : the
choice, and the information, wich would be much better, both being
lacking actually. 
Best greetings, Joyce Markoll.

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