Re: Conflict of interest in Debian
On 15/10/14 02:02, Steve Litt wrote:
> 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.
And how should we interpret that in light of your signature and constant
plugging of your business on the list?
Perhaps Joey Hess's signature holds the answer?
> This is
> why bribery is a crime.
>
> SteveT
>
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