Re: Conflict of interest in Debian
On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:05:06 -0400
Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 07:56:40AM -0400, Marty wrote:
> > It seems like free software employment and market share come with
> > increasing risk to objectivity and technical quality. It's my main
> > concern as a Debian user, as I consider recent trends.
> >
> > I hope that Debian members consider an amendment to restrict voting
> > rights for members who have a financial interest in Debian or in any
> > project used by Debian, to promote and protect the public interest.
> >
> >
>
> Why, what is the reason for that? Explain why they are less objective
> or anyone having no financial interest is more objective.
You know darn well, Henning. In anything, not just Linux, not just
Debian, not just systemd, when somebody has the responsibility of doing
the best thing for the community or other entity, but they also have a
financial stake in which way the thing goes, they have a huge incentive
to vote in a way detrimental to the community or other entity. This is
why bribery is a crime.
SteveT
Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
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