Re: Stop discussing, Start working :-)

[davidw@dedasys.com (David N. Welton)]

Jens Schmalzing <jens.schmalzing@physik.uni-muenchen.de> writes:

[ cross posted to debian-publicity, even though it seems kind of dead,
despite such interesting messages such as
http://lists.debian.org/debian-publicity/2002/debian-publicity-200205/msg00004.html
]

> Any suggestions and patches are welcome, and I would very much
> appreciate patches to deutsch.tex and english.tex.

\def\Freedom{
%
Debian consists of Free Software only. This allows for an unlimited
use of Debian, even in commercial environments. All the source code
for the software is freely available and included with Debian. Debian
is the largest collection of free software, all precompiled and ready
to go.
%
}

This bit isn't the greatest, IMO.  It should start by defining Free
Software... Let me try:

---
\def\Freedom{
%
Debian is comprised entirely of Free Software.  By Free Software, we
don't mean zero cost, but also the Freedom to use it how and where you
want, share it with your friends, read and modify the source code, and
distribute those changes to other people.  This means Debian can be
used with no limitations - even in commercial environments!  Debian is
the largest collection of read-to-install Free Software on the internet.
%
}
---

How does that sound?

Another little change:

---
\def\Community{
%

The Debian project is a 100\% volunteer effort committed to producing
a world class Open Source operating system. There are currently around
1000 people from around the globe working on the Debian operating
system, each with roles ranging from package Development to
Quality Assurance, Security, Policy, and Strategy.
---

Strategy?  Does that mean the people who do nothing more than post to
mailing lists telling other people what to do?  Who are our Debian
strategists?;-) I would suggest removing that and maybe put something
like "Operations", which covers the people who keep our infrastructure
running.

I don't like the continuity bit much, either

---
\def\Continuity{
%

The Debian packaging system allows you to seamlessly upgrade
individual packages, or your entire system to newer versions - all
without overwriting your old configuration, or requiring you to
install from scratch.  Dependencies between programs (program A
requires library B) are handled automatically and you can install or
upgrade from any media: disks, CD-roms, or directly from the Internet.

%
}
---

---
Debian has no commercial pressure and will not release a new and
possibly unstable version just because of market forces. The Debian
maintainers always test the system thoroughly and attempt to remove
all known bugs before releasing a new version.
---

Attention non-native english speakers - this one's a really common
error - attempt to drill it into your head;-) Actually in english
means "in reality" or "really" - NOT "currently".

---
The complete Debian GNU/Linux distribution currently barely fits on 6
CDs (3 of architecture-dependent precompiled binaries plus 3 of source
code.) Inside you'll find:
---

Tcl/Tk should be among these!:-) I would put Ruby as well.

---
development tools for the major programming languages (and some of the
more obscure ones as well) like: C, C++, ObjectiveC, Java, Python,
Perl, Smalltalk, LISP, Scheme, Haskel, ADA, and more
---

Sorry for the format, but I'm in a hurry, and some of the changes
might require discussion.

-- 
David N. Welton
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