On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 12:50:09PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > Debian Developers can review the process that produced the Social > > Contract and Free Software Guidelines by looking at the following files: > > > > master.debian.org:/debian/home/debian/archive/debian-private/debian-private-199706.gz > > master.debian.org:/debian/home/debian/archive/debian-private/debian-private-199707.gz > > I'm going completly offtopic, but this is an excellent example of why we > should open up debian-private archives after x years, or at least allow > developers to repost from debian-private with due discretion. Though it > made some sense at the time to have it on -private, nothing in the > relevant parts of the above (at least I've looked back over the first > one) has any reason to be hidden from our users any more, or from anyone > who cares about the OSD or DFSG, or from from prospective new developers > who will be agreeing to these documents. It's important history. I entirely concur, and I strongly considered posting the discussion threads publicly at people.debian.org/~branden for the whole world to view. However, I figured I'd get flamed and accused of using unfair tactics to support the General Resolution, so I thought better of it. So I am resigned to the increased possibility that people will make up their minds about this General Resolution in ignorance of the history of the Social Contract. However, maybe we can build a consensus that releasing those threads from their private limbo would be a good pilot project. I cannot recall anything from my review of those threads that was the least bit sensitive. In fact, debian-private in 1997 resembles the debian-devel of 2002 much more closely than it resembles the debian-private of 2002, where people actually complain about unnecessary discussions taking place in -private. :) As an aside, I propose that we make available the following message no matter what: Subject: [VAC] Vomitted on my laptop Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 05:44:12 -0600 It's just too damn funny to keep secret. -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux | Ignorantia judicis est calamitas branden@debian.org | innocentis. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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