On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 10:11:24AM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au>: > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 08:41:35PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > > The Debian Project, > > > > > > affirming its committment to principles of freeness for all works it > > > distributes, > > > > > > but recognizing that changing the Social Contract today would have > > > grave > > > consequences for the upcoming stable release, a fact which does not > > > serve our goals or the interests of our users, > > > > > > hereby resolves: > > > > > > 1. that the amendments to the Social Contract contained within the > > > General Resolution "Editorial Amendments To The Social Contract" > > > (2004 vote 003) be immediately rescinded; > > > 2. that these amendments, which have already been ratified by the > > > Debian > > > Project, will be reinstated effective as of September 1, 2004 > > > without > > > further cause for deliberation. > > > > i propose an amendment that deletes everything but clause 1 of this > > proposal, > > so that the entire proposal now reads: > > > > that the amendments to the Social Contract contained within the > > General Resolution "Editorial Amendments To The Social Contract" > > (2004 vote 003) be immediately rescinded. > I second this proposal. > While I'm convinced that it wasn't meant as such (contrary to some > remarks I've previously made on IRC), the title of the 003 GR was > deceptive, and may have been at the cause of the current outcome. It's > only fair to do it again, even if I agree with most of the changes in > the GR. If you agree with most of the changes in the GR, wouldn't it be better to propose something that fixes the parts you don't agree with, rather than seconding an amendment doesn't represent your actual views? -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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