Re: Conflict of interest in Debian
On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 5:50:02 PM UTC+5:30, Henning Follmann 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.
Lets say I am a billionaire who's made his bucks selling cigarettes
And you are a health-researcher who's made a new study of the co-relation
between certain health-issues and tobacco-use.
As you are about to publish your research you find that I have expressed
a keen interest in meeting you.
Would you take it as mere straightforward 'interest'?
Or something more sinister?
> Define financial interest and how you enforce this policy.
Yes enforcement is the catch
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