Re: call for seconds: on firmware
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 03:50:07PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:
> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 09:00:02AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> > > Whether loaded by the kernel or present on the chip, we have
> > > promised that works without source code will not be distributed in
> > > Debian.
> > "We"?
> That's what I wrote, yes. I, like every other Debian Developer and
> Debian Maintainer (unless I misunderstand the process of gaining those
> responsibilities?), have explicitly declared my understanding of,
> adherence to, and support of that promise.
It appears what you don't understand is what the DFSG actually says, since
you're playing word substitution games with the text. Maybe /you've/
promised not to distribute any works without source code in Debian. The
Debian project has done no such thing.
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