Re: Dissection of an Ubuntu PR message
On 1/13/06, Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@debian.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 03:03:14PM -0200, Gustavo Franco wrote:
> > On 1/13/06, Matthew Garrett <mgarrett@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> > > David Nusinow <david_nusinow@verizon.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Please stop trying to twist my words around. Canonical didn't contribute
> > > > back. An individual who happened to work for Canonical did. If someone
> > > > employed by the US government contributes to Debian of his own volition do
> > > > we say that the US government gives back to Debian? Do we say that your
> > > > employer gives back to Debian?
> > >
> > > If it's an authorised use of company time, sure. Whether or not it is in
> > > this case, I don't know.
> > >
> >
> > Exactly my point Matthew, and calm down David, i wrote: "e.g.: David
> > said that Daniel helped him, but if he did that in his workhours it's
> > under Canonical bless.". Do you see ? I just pointed out that there's
> > a possibility that he was helping you in his workhours,
>
> You've never done anything at work that wasn't officially sanctioned by your
> boss?
No, because i'm the technology coordinator in a NGO and i'm free to
contribute to the Debian project during my workhours since we develop
a CDD for telecentres.
I see your point, but you're mixing different stuff. AFAIK the
'contribute back to Debian' is endorsed by Canonical, so it's
officially sanctioned there using your own words.
--
Gustavo Franco
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