@lizzy >I'm just not a fan of how the -libre distros don't have proprietary software in the repos.
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That's like asking for a something to be free of cancer, but have cancer - a total contradiction.

If they had proprietary software in the repo's, then they wouldn't be libre.

>I want my distro to manage all the software I install
Yes, a free package manager will install whatever package you instruct it to and select whatever remote repository you give it.

>freedom includes the ability to, at your option, give up parts of your freedom
Freedom is an act that increases the amount of freedom in the world.

Installing proprietary software reduces the amount of freedom in the world - it is rather an act of *convenience*, that often comes back to bite you with massive inconveniences.

A perfect free world would be one where it's not even possible to give up parts of your freedom, just like how in a free world you cannot even voluntarily become a slave.

>I really like what gentoo does here with the LICENSE variable and package.license directory.
I don't like how Gentoo puts the wrong licenses on ebuilds and puts proprietary licenses into the "@FREE" set.

If Gentoo kept the "@FREE" set free and put the slightest bit of effort into putting the right license on things, Gentoo would be easy to use in freedom - but still it wouldn't be a free distro.