Re: Intent to mass-file bugs: FDL/incorrect copyright files
Brian Nelson <pyro@debian.org> writes:
> I'm asserting that debian-legal is not a decision-making group and has
> no authority to dictate whether the GFDL is free or not. In fact, a
> number of the more vocal participants on debian-legal *are not
> developers*.
You're saying that debian-legal is irrelevant, or at least, that's
what I thought you were saying. It is in fact the way that Debian
discusses licenses, and the ftp-masters and release managers give it
considerable weight. It is not a decision making body, but it is a
crucial advisory group, whose official job is to advise developers
(including release managers and ftp masters) about licensing issues.
If you don't want to be part of it, you don't have to be, but you
don't get to insist that we need another group (called what?
debian-legal-pure?) to do the same damn job over again.
So far, there is consensus that the GFDL does not comply with the
DFSG. Saying "there's no consensus!" only proves that you may not be
part of it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Consensus is not
unanimity, and what really matters is whether you can give reasoned
arguments about the things that people have brought up which they
think make the GFDL non-free.
And, the place to bring that up, is on debian-legal. If you want your
opinions taken into account, you have to voice them, and do so in the
proper forum.
Thomas
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