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[Mike Gratton <mike@xxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

On your web site, you state:

"It's an operating system based upon open source software, but also
providing some proprietary alternatives (e.g. Skype instead of Ekiga).
Sounds great!" -- http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/index.php5?title=Main_Page

This is not a feature, it is a bug. By providing proprietary
alternatives, you are encouraging people to use them instead of the free
software equivalents, which is bad for users, both in the short term and
long term.

Please do not ship non-free applications by default.

** Affects: ubuntu-eee
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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do not replace free software with non-fre software
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264959
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Status in Ubuntu Eee: New

Bug description:
On your web site, you state:

"It's an operating system based upon open source software, but also providing some proprietary alternatives (e.g. Skype instead of Ekiga). Sounds great!" -- http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/index.php5?title=Main_Page

This is not a feature, it is a bug. By providing proprietary alternatives, you are encouraging people to use them instead of the free software equivalents, which is bad for users, both in the short term and long term.

Please do not ship non-free applications by default.