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Re: A possible GFDL compromise



Andrew Suffield <asuffield@debian.org> writes:

> > I believe this is a goal that Debian
> > also shares.
> 
> I'm not sure why you think that. Debian's goals are enumerated here:
> http://www.debian.org/social_contract
> 
> I don't see anything there which approximates:
> 
> "to make sure that everyone who gets free software understands the
> rights they have and the importance of free software."
> 
> Debian has always been technically oriented, not politically.

Debian is both technical and political.  I refer you to the Social
Contract which says "We will be guided by the needs of our users and
the free-software community.  We will place these first in our
priorities."  Note the "free-software community" there.



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