On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 03:17:52PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 07:25:50AM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > In the broader definition of software. Not everyone sees that definition > > as correct, including many people who accepted the DFSG with a > > definition of software that only includes 'computer programs', not this > > broad definition, in mind. > > Not everyone agrees that the world is round, either, and one can marshal > as many logical arguments demonstrating that it is as one wants. This comparison is flawed. A correct one would be 'not everyone agrees that the word "world" means "the planet earth"'. After all, there are other planets too... > Unless you're willing to make a *logical* case that is consistent with > the maxim "Debian Will Remain 100% Free Software", or are willing to > launch an effort to change that maxim, you're wasting everyone's time. I've always interpreted that clause as 'Debian will never contain any non-free software.' This has never been a problem before, but I now do see your point. Still, that doesn't change my opinion; I've always interpreted the word 'software' as 'computer programs', and I cannot imagine to be the only Debian developer with that opinion. Since this document defines the way we look at the world, as a group, it's very important we clear that out. > Which part of Social Contract clause 1 do you want to get rid of? > > 1) "100%" > 2) "Free" > or > 3) "Software" > > Perhaps all of the above. Perhaps Debian's mission should be much more > loosely defined, so that we can distribute whatever nifty warez strike > our fancy at the time. Licenses are *so boring*, man. I'm going to ignore this part, and attribute it to the reason you earned your reputation. -- Wouter Verhelst Debian GNU/Linux -- http://www.debian.org Nederlandstalige Linux-documentatie -- http://nl.linux.org "An expert can usually spot the difference between a fake charge and a full one, but there are plenty of dead experts." -- National Geographic Channel, in a documentary about large African beasts.
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