Idea for expanded support of some non-free software

[Jeff Waugh]

<quote who="thully at umich.edu">

> I know Ubuntu's mission is to support free software, but there are some
> instances when non-free software is the only option.

Where non-free software is legally redistributable, it may be packaged and
distributed through our unsupported multiverse repository. However, much of
the software you've mentioned is *not* legally redistributable, however much
we paper over the basic issue of it being non-free and unsupportable. :-)

- Jeff

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