On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 01:28:35AM -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote: > [Steve Langasek] > > That's an interesting point. Can you elaborate on how you see this > > being a loophole, in a sense that having the firmware on a ROM > > wouldn't also be? > The day Debian begins to distribute ROM chips, or devices containing > ROM chips, I will expect those chips to come with source code. Until > then, this is a red herring. Note that while Peter is currently in the n-m queue (on hold pending further response to T&S checks apparently), he's not yet a developer, and his expectations shouldn't be inferred to be those of the developers as a whole. Working out whether those expectations match those of the developers as a whole is what this GR -- and the discussion preceeding it -- is about. I'd strongly discourage people who participate in the discussion (whether you've run the n-m gauntlet or not) from dismissing developers' concerns about this as a "red herring": if you're right, you shouldn't be afraid to discuss the reasons why you're right in detail when asked. Cheers, aj
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