There's no Place Like ::1

Continuing the stats gathering, I now suggest another metric: the Virtual Richard Stallman that “analyzes the set of currently-installed packages on a Debian-based system, and reports all of the packages from the non-free tree which are currently installed.”

Laptop (Ubuntu Hardy)

$ vrms 

fglrx-control             Control panel for the ATI graphics accelerators
human-icon-theme          Human Icon theme
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 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
skype                     Skype - Take a deep breath
sun-java6-bin             Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
sun-java6-jdk             Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6
sun-java6-jre             Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
tangerine-icon-theme      Tangerine Icon theme
unrar                     Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
vodafone-mobile-connect-c Vodafone 3G devices Internet connection assistant
xorg-driver-fglrx         Video driver for ATI graphics accelerators

  18 non-free packages, 1.1% of 1586 installed packages.

It’s an Ubuntu machine

Desktop (Debian Unstable)

$ vrms
No non-free packages installed on nox.local! rms would be proud.

I am proud too :-)