On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 12:34:13AM -0700, Jim Lynch wrote: > For the record, I hereby disclaim any promise whatsoever to support non-free > software in any way whatsoever. Then I expect there will be a number of people who want you booted from the project, because: * To become, and continue to be, a Debian developer you have to agree to abide by the terms of the Social Contract with regards to your work for Debian; * Many people interpret Section 5 of the Social Contract as a firm commitment to future activity, and not a description of the status quo at the time the Social Contract was ratified -- that is, that we are in fact committed to supporting non-free software directly by providing archives of it and infrastructural support for it; and * The Social Contract must be immutable, therefore John's proposal to amend it is impossible, and it cannot be changed in such a way as to bring your stance into harmony with the Social Contract. I agree only with the first point. I imagine a great many of us would be thus persecuted or purged from the Project if we were brave enough to take a stance like yours. -- G. Branden Robinson | I've made up my mind. Don't try to Debian GNU/Linux | confuse me with the facts. branden@ecn.purdue.edu | -- Indiana Senator Earl Landgrebe roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
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