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Re: Should the weboob package stay in Debian?



Adam Borowski - 25.07.18, 21:56:
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 12:18:53PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 07:05:33PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> > > Staying compatible with the rest of the world is not covered by
> > > our
> > > core principles?
> > 
> > It is covered.  We explicitly list a number of things that we
> > consider to be of higher priority than arbitrary compatibility with
> > third parties (free software; our users' needs; creating a
> > developer community that is welcoming to all people, instead of one
> > that mirrors a wider culture which discriminates against people
> > based on their identity).
> 
> If you put technical needs below religious ones (and this particular
> religion is especially vile), something is really wrong.  Debian is
> supposed to be inclusive for all users.  Working software is much
> more important than hurt feelings -- especially if you care about
> feelings of only a single group.

How would Debian be inclusive for all users and developers in case it 
includes software which discriminates "only a single group"?

I think this is not "only" about hurting feelings.

-- 
Martin



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