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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.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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