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Re: RFC: General resolution: Clarify the status of the social contract



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Hi,

Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>         I like the idea of clarifying what the principles of the project
>  actually are, since, as aj said, all the decisions about lenny would
>  fall out from the position the project take about the foundation
>  documents. While I have always thought that "foundation" implied  the
>  proposal below, apparently this is not a universally held view.
> 

+1!

[...]
> 
> ,----[ The social contract is a non-binding advisory document ]
> |  This amends the proposal above, and replaces the text of the proposal
> |  with: The developers, via a general resolution, determine that the
> |  social contract is a statement of principle only, and has no particular

I think "is a statement of principle only" weakens too much the pourpose of the
SC.

What about:

 ,----[ nice title here ]
 |  The developers, via a general resolution, hold true the promise made in
 |  point one of the social contract, and determine that everyday work including
 |  the one that turns in to the so called releases, include their best efforts
 |  to accomplish the promise.
 `----

Goal: accomplish the promise, as it has not yet been fully accomplished.

Cheers,
- -- 
Raphael Geissert - Debian Maintainer
www.debian.org - get.debian.net

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