On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:58:25PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote:
> His point is that this "time" is not time you spend on Debian, but on
> some non-free packages that happen to be distributed by Debian right
> now.
How is that different to saying that the time you "spend on Debian"
isn't just time on some random scientific packages that happen to be
distributed by Debian right now? Sven's actions make it easier for people
who need non-free software to use Debian, and thus contribute back to
Debian, either by supporting other users, or filing bugs against free
packages, or whatever else.
> So, just as Debian can not set restrictions on what you do in
> your non-Debian time, you cannot set restrictions on how Debian should
> help you with your non-Debian activities.
As a developer he has just as much right to set restrictions on how
Debian behaves as you do, for whatever reason. Suggesting otherwise as
you've just done is fundamentally wrong on about a handful of levels.
Cheers,
aj
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