On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 07:05:33PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:40:25 -0700, Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> > wrote: > >On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 01:15:52PM +0200, Stephan Seitz wrote: > >> On Di, Jul 24, 2018 at 11:49:55 +0100, Matthew Vernon wrote: > >> > accept that they are authoritative in this regard. Therefore, you should > >> > rename the offensive parts of this package. > >> He certainly should NOT rename any parts of the package without upstream > >> consent. If upstream doesn’t approve (and it seems that these names are part > >> of upstream’s working culture), then the other choices are removing to > >> package or keeping it as it is. > >Your "should not" does not follow from any of Debian's core principles > >(DFSG, Debian Social Contract, Diversity Statement). > 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). -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer https://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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