Hi, > This issue is important enough to me that I'd like to take a moment to > share mine. I'm not trying to pursuade you. I really appreciate how you > presented your position; you didn't try to say I was wrong, and you were > honest and open even when there is disagreement. > I am not judging you or trying to say you are wrong. > We disagree quite strongly, but at least today, there's room for that. Thank you! > If you succeed in making this sort of belief in free software a > condition of being part of Debian, you will drive me and probably others > away. I suspect that personally I meet your requirements. However I > wouldn't want to be part of such a closed community even if it would > have me. > I'd be sad if that happens, but I'd honor the change in the community. > > my reading of the current Debian is that I am welcome and that while a > lot of us do value free software for itself, we are open to anyone > upholding the DFSG and social contract. I strongly support that. I also do *not* think that everyone who uses non-free services or the like should leave Debian or is neitrely bad for the community. Mostly, I *personally* do not find those people authentic enough to uphold any such community standard. It's somewhat like donating to a species conservation organisation, taking the money from a purse made of crocodile skin. It's quite impossible to take it seriously. -nik
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