Re: Migration of non-free packages to testing
Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> wrote:
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> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 10:11:35PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
>> You claim that non-free is a waste of developer time, but you still
>> maintain them?
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> He claims nothing of the sort. Have you actually read the proposal?
>
> Fighting fires and preparing antiviral vaccines are worthwhile human
> endeavors as well, as are (arguably) engaging in investigative
> journalism or playing professional baseball. This doesn't mean that
> it should be in the Debian Project's charter to do these things.
However, if for some reason the Project was already engaged in these
activities, then we certainly shouldn't stop doing them without finding
adequate replacements.
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