Re: "Debian" in the social contract
> >In my opinion, the best synonym candidate for the word "Debian" in the
> >cases where it stands alone is "the Debian system".
On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 10:09:54PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> I think the best synonym candidate is "the Debian distribution", but "the
> Debian system" is good too.
You're probably not the only person who thinks "the Debian distribution"
is better than "the Debian system".
I chose "system" over "distribution" for several reasons -- including the
parallel "operating system" and because "system" implies more cohesiveness
to me than "distribution". Also, it's slightly shorter.
However, I think that "the Debian distribution" and "the Debian system"
really refer to the same concept.
Anyways -- could you elaborate a it on the reasons you thinke "the Debian
distribution" is better than "the Debian system"?
> >I believe Andrew Suffield's proposal to drop part of the social contract
> >is based on a misunderstanding -- basicaly, a misunderstanding of what
> >the term "Debian" means in the social contract when it's used by itself.
> I assume you are talking about the "drop non-free" proposal, not the
> "editorial amendments" GR? In that case, I have no comment.
Yes.
> >If you think this makes sense, please let me know.
> I do, indeed, think this makes sense.
Thanks.
Only a thousand developers to go...
--
Raul
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