Kirk Strauser wrote:
At 2004-04-05T07:21:42Z, Katipo <katipo@weavers-web.org> writes:To be placed in the position of taking a political stance, without prior knowledge and consultation is odious.Let's try this from the other direction. ISO says that Taiwan's name is really "Taiwain, R.O.C.". If Debian accepts every other ISO name from that list, but rejects "Taiwan, R.O.C.", isn't *that* also a political stance? Namely, that Debian is officially protesting ISO's description of Taiwan as a R.O.C.?
I'm afraid you have confused something. Taiwan, R.O.C., which stands for Republic of China, is the appellation that the Taiwanese have chosen for themselves, and in no way interferes with the concept of self-determination. 'Province of China' on the other hand is a totally different proposition. It is the imposition of a political stamp applied by mainland China,a completely separate nation, who insist that Taiwan is part of greater China.
By assuming this stance, and therefore endorsing it, Debians' position is itself compromised, and everybody associated with it. Regards, David.