Re: Intent to mass-file bugs: FDL/incorrect copyright files
On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 09:49:39AM +0100, Romain Francoise wrote:
> I could suggest *you* to read it, but to make this a little more
> constructive, what in the following makes you think licensing is inside
> the scope of the technical committee's powers?
>
> The Technical Committee may:
>
[...]
> 3. Make a decision when asked to do so.
>
> Any person or body may delegate a decision of their own to the
> Technical Committee, or seek advice from it.
This clause is pretty unspecific, so it would cover it. It means that
the ftpmasters, who ultimately decide whether a package goes in or not,
may delegate their decision to the technical committee.
> In my reading of it, "technical policy" or "technical matters" do not
> cover licensing.
Clause 3 does not limit itself to technical matters.
Hamish
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