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Re: [AMENDMENT]: Release Etch now, with source-less but legal and freely licensed firmware



On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 09:53:58PM +0200, Frederik Schueler wrote:

> > ,----
> > |  1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software
> > |     community (Social Contract #4);
> > |  2. We acknowledge that there is a lot of progress in the kernel
> > |     firmware issue; however, it is not yet finally sorted out; 
> > |  3. We assure the community that there will be no regressions in
> > |     the progress made for freedom in the kernel distributed by
> > |     Debian relative to the Sarge  release in Etch
> > |  4. We give priority to the timely release of Etch over sorting every
> > |     bit out; for this reason, we will treat removal of sourceless
> > |     firmware as a best-effort process, and deliver firmware in udebs as
> > |     long as it is necessary for installation (like all udebs), and
> > |     firmware included in the kernel itself as part of Debian Etch,
> > |     as long as we are legally allowed to do so, and the firmware is
> > |     distributed upstream under a license that complies with the DFSG. 
> > `----

> I accept the amendment.

And I second the above amended resolution.

-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
vorlon@debian.org                                   http://www.debian.org/

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