Re: Proposal: The DFSG do not require source code for data, including firmware
On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 05:39:43PM -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote:
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> [Sven Luther]
> > To add to that, if i where Peter, i may feel slightly offended by the
> > tone of your reply as well as the content of it.
>
> I wasn't offended. AJ's tone wasn't derogatory - he made some
> observations and offered some advice. He's quite right that my views
> are not those of a developer, and that when I say I will "expect"
> something to happen, this is a user expectation, no more.
Ok.
> It is also true that saying something is a red herring, without
> explaining why, is probably negligent. What I meant is this: the
> status of software which Debian does not ship (the software embedded in
> hardware) is outside the scope of the Social Contract, and thus it's
> not meaningful to argue about the status of software Debian ships by
> comparing the two. And if a comparison is not meaningful, introducing
> it into an argument constitutes a red herring.
Well, it was evident from your post that that was what you meant.
> > You are the DPL, and as thus speak with the authority given by the
> > whole project
>
> He didn't use the leader@debian.org address. It was clear to me that
> he was speaking as a developer, not as the DPL.
he doesn't use the leader@ address even on issues related to his DPL role, as
i well know, so this is no guarantee.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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