List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines

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List of common non free packages. The initial list comes from Trisquel -and should also match gNewSense filters-, so it contains both Ubuntu specific packages and common ones too.


app-install-data-commercial
Recommends non-free apps.
bcm43xx-fwcutter
Non-free firmware management utility (contrib)
b43-fwcutter
Non-free firmware management utility (contrib)
blobwars
Includes artwork not properly licensed
envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt
Installer for Nvidious propietary drivers (contrib)
free pascal compiler
Version up to 2.2.2 is required to make sure it's free. See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnewsense-dev/2009-06/msg00010.html
gnome-app-install
The Ubuntu version recommends non-free software. (contrib)
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
Loader for non-free dll codecs (contrib)
helix-player
isdnactivecards
jockey
Installer for propietary drivers (contrib)
linux linux-backports-modules linux-ubuntu-modules
Replaced by linux-libre
linux-wlan-ng
Listed in the gNewSense deltah filters (contrib?)
lucida

bitmap fonts donated to the X Consortium many years ago under a verbatim license.

nikto
nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings
Config tool for the non-free driver (contrib)
ophcrack
Windows password cracker (contrib) Discuss.
pdftk
Non free code included: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=236310#c0
ndiswrapper
Wrapper for propietary drivers (contrib)
ubufox
Firefox branding, recommends non-free plugins (contrib)
vrms
Incomplete and missleading.

Please add your packages to the list with a description of the reason to be blacklisted.