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Description
Ubuntu is a free software operating system.
Unfortunately some of the artwork is not free. :(
The 'human-icon-theme' and 'tangerine-icon-theme' packages are not free.
We should strive to have free artwork to go along with our free software. Artwork that is compatible with the four freedoms. Artwork that can be used in the creation of derivative art, mixing, improving, altering, modifying.
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Eldmannen wrote on the 14 Jul 08 at 20:45
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$ vrms
Non-free packages installed on ubuntu
human-icon-theme Human Icon theme
tangerine-icon-theme Tangerine Icon theme
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terra wrote on the 14 Jul 08 at 21:55
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Purist values can lead to ignorance. I think its best to get a system that works. If we need some stuff along the way that isn't quite open source, whatever. What good is a free system if it isn't a full experience?
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Eldmannen wrote on the 14 Jul 08 at 23:56
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terra,
We do have a system that works.
We do have artwork. But I think that we should over time try to use free artwork.
The goal is a free system with a full experience.
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eragon wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 07:20
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I agree with terra. I couldn't care less. I'd much rather have a nice-looking closed theme than an ugly open one.
But then again, I use opera as (almost) my only web browser, have al the codecs and drivers installed, and play commercial linux games (and pay for them, too) :)
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eragon wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 07:20
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I forgot google earth, and picasa :)
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paul21 wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 08:42
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Thank God in the beginning there were people who didn't think "I prefer a closed OS that already works than a free incomplete one" (GNU/Linux)
By the way, there are a lot nice open source themes out there.
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eragon wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 09:01
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I know, I don't have the default theme myself.
I "forgot" to even look at which license my theme is under however, I simply picked ip up somewhere on the internet because it looked nice.
vrms:
eragon@Asgard:~$ vrms
Non-free packages installed on Asgard
alien-arena-data Game data files for Alien Arena
glest-data A free 3d real-time customizable strategy game
human-icon-theme Human Icon theme
lha lzh archiver
Reason: No modifications allowed, non-network distributions problematic
linux-generic Complete Generic Linux kernel
linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.24 modules on x86/x86_64
linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.24 modules on x86/x86_64
linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.24 modules helper script
linux-restricted-modules- Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels
opera The Opera Web Browser
rar Archiver for .rar files
sauerbraten-data Game content for the Sauerbraten game
sun-java6-bin Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
sun-java6-jre Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
sun-java6-plugin The Java(TM) Plug-in, Java SE 6
tangerine-icon-theme Tangerine Icon theme
tango-icon-theme Tango Icon theme
Reason: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License
tremulous-data Tremulous datas
unrar Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
Reason: Modifications problematic
w32codecs Win32 codec binaries
warsow-data Game data for the ego-shooter Warsow
21 non-free packages, 1.0% of 2031 installed packages.
There are many, many more on my pc, and I have some commercial windows games and programs installed with wine, too :)
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DanRabbit wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 14:45
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I think with something like a theme theres a slight merit to it being free. And that is that you can do those things such as mix, modify, etc.
Not to mention that Human and Tangerine are but-ass ugly.
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dragoninsane wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 15:38
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your blowing it up!,mole hill out for nothing.do u want clothes and toothpaste to be open source.
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Eldmannen wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 16:28
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I moved away from Windows to get away from the proprietary closed-source hell.
I moved to Ubuntu because it was free and open. If I find something more free, I might be inclined to switch.
Freedom above all!
I am nobodies bitch, so I don't want to accept some draconian license to use a computer, software or service.
eragon,
I would prefer a theme that was both pretty and open.
paul21,
Indeed.
dragoninsane,
Sure. Why not?
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