Re: Proposal: Apologize for releasing etch with sourceless/non-free firmware
On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 04:34:44PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:16:28 -0700, Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> said:
>
> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 07:54:59PM +0200, Mike Hommey wrote:
> >> I'd add something to say that this is *really* the last time we
> >> postpone the fixing of the issue and that no further GR should
> >> change that.
>
> > Why? That can't possibly be binding?
>
> What makes you think that? The developers, by a GR, can
> preemptively take the release decision that etch + 1 would not be
> released with non-free software in the kernel, and that non-dfsg bits
> in main, which violate the SC, would, for once, actually be really
> considered RC.
>
> Why does this not fall under takeing decisions that the
> delegates are empowered to take bit?
Because we could just as well hold a vote some time in the future, to say that
finally, we are not going to make it for etch+1 and revert that decision.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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