Knoppix not free enough?

[Stephen]

I would be interested in seeing who else agrees with this statement from one of RMS' s posts on this subject.

"It is a good thing to distribute KDE, but distributing copies of
Knoppix is a bad thing."

Even better:
"Many programs give people the ability to copy non-free programs and
install them. They can do it with Samba, they can do it with scp,
they can do it with cp. It's a shame if they do, but if we are not
involved, then it's not our shame."

I wonder what he thinks about mounting a windows partition?

Here's the packages that would not be installable if you went with RMS guidelines.

[12:46 AM Mon May 12: root @ /home/stephen]
># apt-cache dump | grep -B 2 'File:.*non-free' | grep '^Package'
Package: picon-unknown
Package: pdp11-unix-v5
Package: pdp11-unix-v6
Package: pdp11-unix-v7
Package: snes9x-opengl
Package: picon-misc
Package: j2sdk1.4-demo
Package: amiwm
Package: gifsicle
Package: tcltutor
Package: xshodo
Package: parmetis-dev
Package: libsmapi2-dev
Package: navigator-smotif-477
Package: mpg123-oss-3dnow
Package: parmetis-doc
Package: amoeba-data
Package: jdk1.1-dev
Package: picon-news
Package: pgp5i
Package: jdk1.1-doc
Package: ptex-jtex
Package: unicorn
Package: mmix-src
Package: ckermit
Package: weather
Package: xpdf-korean
Package: inform
Package: s3270
Package: tads2-dev
Package: libsrgpg1
Package: 3270-common
Package: communicator-smotif-477
Package: j2sdk1.3
Package: j2sdk1.4
Package: xtoolplaces
Package: giflib3g-dev
Package: unrar
Package: xinvaders
Package: lgrind
Package: tracker
Package: php4-dbase
Package: rsynth
Package: hevea-doc
Package: ttf-kochi-gothic-naga10
Package: xpdf-japanese
Package: angband
Package: ncompress
Package: libforms0.88-bin
Package: distributed-net-pproxy
Package: gbdk-examples
Package: freefont
Package: ebook-dev-kde20
Package: ucbmpeg
Package: libforms0.88-dev
Package: picon-usenix
Package: communicator-spellchk-477
Package: povray-doc
Package: libapache-mod-fastcgi
Package: pine-tracker
Package: xanim
Package: libmotif
Package: gumshoe
Package: eemu-server
Package: gimp1.2-nonfree
Package: grokking-the-gimp
Package: xfonts-scalable-nonfree
Package: netscape-base-477
Package: mpg123-oss-i486
Package: w3-recs-2002
Package: w3-recs-2003
Package: navigator-nethelp-477
Package: mush
Package: libsrgpg1-dev
Package: xslideshow
Package: libforms0.88
Package: libforms0.89
Package: jdk1.1-demo
Package: mysql-doc
Package: motif-doc
Package: libgpcl0
Package: libgpcl-dev
Package: jdk1.1-src
Package: cmap-adobe-gb1
Package: xephem
Package: libsmapi2
Package: enamdict
Package: xgobi-doc
Package: sgb-doc
Package: calctool
Package: xsnow
Package: mrouted
Package: onlisp-ps
Package: font3d
Package: upx-nrv
Package: clustalw
Package: clustalx
Package: ucspi-tcp-src
Package: foiltex
Package: snes9x-common
Package: c3270
Package: gap4-doc-dvi
Package: wap-wml-tools
Package: xfonts-naga10
Package: sattrack
Package: nntpcache-dev-doc
Package: snes9x-x
Package: rancid-cgi
Package: whirlgif
Package: bass
Package: newsgate
Package: jdk1.1-native-dev
Package: maelstrom
Package: netscape-smotif-477
Package: tcl3270
Package: xtrkcad
Package: xmame-gl
Package: rancid-installer
Package: xmame-fx
Package: csound-doc
Package: jpeg2ps
Package: cxhextris
Package: http-analyze
Package: povray-misc
Package: xfractint
Package: tads-dev
Package: pips820-3300
Package: tads3-dev
Package: giflib-bin
Package: x3270-htmldoc
Package: nttcp
Package: pine-docs
Package: netperf
Package: tads3-doc
Package: gsfonts-other
Package: gap4-doc-ps
Package: dot-forward-src
Package: diablo-common
Package: dvi2tty
Package: onlisp-pdf
Package: conserver-client
Package: webmin-telnet
Package: cmap-adobe-cns1
Package: mp3asm
Package: j2sdk1.3-doc
Package: gfont
Package: onlisp-code
Package: figfonts-cjk
Package: unicorn-source
Package: mpg123-esd
Package: libmotif-dbg
Package: cxterm-common
Package: sgb-src
Package: libtsp3
Package: lmbench
Package: fudgit
Package: libmotif-dev
Package: ggobi
Package: ccf
Package: amp
Package: xpostitplus
Package: cthugha
Package: simh-unix-images
Package: j2re1.3
Package: j2re1.4
Package: zangband
Package: communicator-base-477
Package: rsaref2
Package: dgen
Package: cxterm-big5
Package: qmail-src
Package: axe
Package: doc-html-w3
Package: spim
Package: picon-domains
Package: xearth
Package: ssh2
Package: distributed-net
Package: ttf-larabie-deco
Package: abuse-sfx
Package: vrwave
Package: sattrack-x11
Package: dqs
Package: gs-cjk-resource
Package: mpg123-nas
Package: tatctae
Package: arabtex
Package: j2sdk1.3-demo
Package: pips800
Package: xgobi
Package: pips760
Package: sharefont
Package: pips770
Package: libtsp3-dev
Package: btoa
Package: jad
Package: edict-fpw
Package: gimp1.3-nonfree
Package: gliese
Package: trn4
Package: hwb
Package: x3270
Package: gap4-tdat
Package: lha
Package: xmess-x
Package: ttf-xfree86-nonfree
Package: cmap-adobe-korea1
Package: musixtex
Package: gbdk
Package: mcvert
Package: mocka
Package: netscape-ja-resource-477
Package: gap4-doc-html
Package: j2sdk1.3-src
Package: edict
Package: os8
Package: gsn-curses
Package: pcx
Package: shapetools-tutorial
Package: sl-modem-source
Package: snes9x-fx
Package: pgp
Package: epan
Package: rar
Package: sun-resolver
Package: e100-source
Package: cl-infix
Package: communicator-nethelp-477
Package: sgb
Package: diablo
Package: bsdgames-nonfree
Package: xpdf-chinese-simplified
Package: t1-xfree86-nonfree
Package: netscape-java-477
Package: rpl
Package: yale
Package: jdk1.1-native
Package: xtrojka
Package: gettyps
Package: molphy
Package: selfhtml
Package: ttf-larabie-uncommon
Package: tnt
Package: eemu-client
Package: navigator-base-477
Package: trn
Package: dxpc
Package: tth
Package: kanjidic
Package: xacc-smotif
Package: agrep
Package: wip
Package: irpas
Package: j2sdk1.4-doc
Package: ucbmpeg-play
Package: vje-delta
Package: fractxtra
Package: so-far
Package: satan
Package: fastforward-src
Package: ttf-larabie-straight
Package: xmame
Package: picon-weather
Package: xmame-svga
Package: diablo-readerd
Package: povray
Package: abc2mtex
Package: zoo
Package: jre1.1
Package: pr3287
Package: cxterm-gb
Package: moria
Package: xzx
Package: mpg123
Package: giflib3g
Package: cmap-adobe-japan1
Package: cmap-adobe-japan2
Package: xpdf-chinese-traditional
Package: hdlant
Package: cxterm-ks
Package: ldmud
Package: ocaml-doc
Package: rancid-core
Package: simh-rsts-images
Package: gap4-gdat
Package: revtex
Package: treetool
Package: phylip
Package: scilab
Package: iozone3
Package: doom-wad-shareware
Package: dvipdfm-cjk-cmap
Package: ocaml-book-en
Package: gsn-jigsaw
Package: qpage
Package: ocaml-book-fr
Package: libforms-doc
Package: festvox-ellpc11k
Package: serialmail-src
Package: w3-recs
Package: album
Package: tads2
Package: ezmlm-src
Package: tads3
Package: xmame-x
Package: ines
Package: figfonts
Package: bulkmail
Package: ttf-kochi-mincho-naga10
Package: chntpw
Package: opustex
Package: netpbm-nonfree
Package: cucipop
Package: gbdk-dev
Package: snes9x-svga
Package: tadsr
Package: rtlinux
Package: speak-freely
Package: conserver-server
Package: wwwtable
Package: mpi-specs
Package: rutebook
Package: wwwcount
Package: rancid-util
Package: prime-net
Package: j2sdk1.4-src
Package: motif-clients
Package: graphviz
Package: unarj
Package: crafty
Package: libmotif3
Package: cedictb5
Package: portsentry
Package: lmbench-doc
Package: nntpcache
Package: its4
Package: gs-aladdin
Package: pgplot5
Package: jdk1.1
Package: netscape-ko-resource-477
Package: xpacman
Package: picon-users
Package: floater
Package: spectrum-roms
Package: astrolog
Package: cedictgb
Package: inform-docs
Package: musixtex-doc
Package: cl-faq
Package: cxterm-jis
Package: festlex-oald