Re: Distribution comparison project
E L Tonkin (2001-07-06 14:56:54 +0100) :
> It was decided following a recent FSF(E) discussion to produce a list of
> some of the major GNU/Linux distributions. This list is intended to
> compare the distributions with respect to their position on free software
> and how that gets translated into the distribution itself. This decision
> was made following Caldera's recent changes in policy on the subject of
> licensing.
[...]
> So here's the plan: each of the major distributions volunteers somebody to
> represent them on this subject and get in touch with us. We're setting up
> a mailing list to subscribe these volunteers to - it'll be private or at
> least unadvertised since, whilst we appreciate all the help we can get, we
> don't want to drown in pointless discussions (RMS suggested that).
I would gladly recognise that I'm much more of a "Debian maintainer"
than a "Debian developer", and thus I might not be very legitimate to
answer some of the questions. Yet I hereby volunteer to be
volunteered as described above. It will give me a good occasion to
look into the innards of Debian a bit more than I have until now.
I'm afraid I cannot GPG-sign this message (laptop, see signature),
but if need be I can repost it in a few days when back home.
Roland.
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Roland Mas
Currently in Bordeaux for the Debian Conference One and the second
Libre Software Meeting.
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