Re: [Discussioni] OSD && DFSG convergence
- To: Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>
- Cc: debian-legal@lists.debian.org
- Subject: Re: [Discussioni] OSD && DFSG convergence
- From: tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)
- Date: 02 Mar 2003 11:40:03 -0800
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Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com> writes:
> Has Debian ever rejected software which complies with the DFSG? If
> you do something in practice, other parties could rely on that. It's
> just like the private road which is never closed to the public. In
> time, it *becomes* public.
Yes. Software must meet the DFSG as *one* test; it must also be
interesting to at least one Debian developer. It must also get
approved by the FTP masters, who are empowered to make other
determinations. It must be able to be contorted to fit the Debian
policy manual.
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