> Is it really still an open question whether Debian is a political > project that has opinions on non-technical topics like the board of the > FSF or the legal status of Taiwan, Palestine and Kosovo, or whether > Debian is a technical project where people of diverse backgrounds and > political opinions can work together on making a good distribution? I'm very new to the project, but for those who were unaware of this discussion, it makes the project a lot less appealing to contribute to upon hearing about it. It doesn't make any sense for a "FOSS" project to have any weight whatsoever on political on goings. To put it bluntly, political opinion shouting is repulsive, and very disappointing at best. I can probably safely say that many people who are a part of this project already work for the elite IT companies who push their garbage political agendas all day, every day. The last thing people want to do is contribute to a project in their free time that does the same thing. -Brian Thompson Best regards, Brian Thompson From: Donald Norwood On 4/18/21 9:56 AM, Adrian Bunk wrote: > Is it really still an open question whether Debian is a political > project that has opinions on non-technical topics like the board of the > FSF or the legal status of Taiwan, Palestine and Kosovo, or whether > Debian is a technical project where people of diverse backgrounds and > political opinions can work together on making a good distribution? Excellent question. From some online postings I have read and emails I have received on the topic, there is a growing consensus that Debian on a whole is moving from a quality software development organization to yet another angry political leveraging machine. So on this I would say perhaps that is a valid question to put forth and to seek dialog and answers on. People on the outside are confused on the matter, and I would put forth maybe a few on the inside as well. Be well, -Donald -- -- - ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Donald Norwood ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ B7A1 5F45 5B28 7F38 4174 ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ D5E9 E5EC 4AC9 BD62 7B05 |