Re: Debian, rpm and corporate world (was: Can rpm packages from other linux distribution be used on Debian?)
On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 04:10:39PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Dominique Dumont wrote:
> > So the questions are now:
> >
> > - does the Debian community want Debian to be used in corporate world
> > to run *proprietary* softwares ?
>
> Personally, yes. I think many people have that ideal. It is written
> into the Social Contract. But the recent Debian Social Contract vote
> casts that as a majority opinion into doubt. So now I don't know. A
> contingent of vocal DDs would certainly say no.
I don't think the recent Social Contract vote affected that, really. The
discussion has been almost entirely about what Debian should ship, not
what our users should be able to do.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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