Re: non-DFSG section and CD distributers
On 14 Nov 1997, James Troup wrote:
> Paul J Thompson <thomppj@thomppj.student.okstate.edu> writes:
>
> [ Hmm, filladapt doesn't like Manoj's tabs ]
try par, an excellent little paragraph formatter...a much enhanced fmt type
program :-)
> > > I, for one. like the angle we are coming from.
> >
> > for one...
>
> And me, Bruce, Mark Baker, Dave Cook, Martin Mitchell and Tyson
> Dowd... Well, anyway, those are the people I could find who were
> Debian Developers and active on IRC. (Bruce isn't on IRC, but I think
> I can safely guess Bruce's position on the DFSG)
you can add me to that list too. i suspect you could count at least 80
or 90% of developers.
> > I think it stems from the fact it is maintained entirely by
> > volunteers and is related really closely to what makes Linux so
> > cool.
>
> A number of the Debian volunteers (including some of the most
> important ones) work on this project *because* of it's freeness.
freeness and the open development model is one of the things which
inspired me to become a developer....and, on a more pragmatic level,
quality. debian is an excellent demonstration of the high level of
quality which can be achieved with entirely free software.
many new developers are drawn to debian because of our stance on
free-ness and open-ness. far from being a drawback, the social contract
and dfsg are a huge drawcard for new users and developers.
> [1] In that it allows people to forbid distribution of programs in a
> modified form except via patches. I still think this is evil, but
> that's another kettle of fish entirely.
it aint perfect, but this aint a perfect world. it's a workable compromise.
craig
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