Sruthi Chandran <srud@disroot.org> writes: > On March 25, 2021 2:24:16 AM GMT+05:30, Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> wrote: >>Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the >>body >>who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. >> >>https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md >>is a statement which I believe Debian as a project, and not just >>individual >>Debian developers, should consider signing on to. >> >>This is a proposal for Debian to sign on to the statement, by adopting >>the >>text from that open letter via GR. >> > I have an alternate suggestion. Instead of signing the said letter, Debian can issue a position statement similar to the one released by FSF Europe. [1] > > Will share the amended text if this idea has supporters. > > [1] https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210324-01.html Thank you for bringing up the FSF Europe statement, Sruthi! I personally have grave reservations about the original open letter, but find the FSF Europe statement much more palatable. I would support a statement that is more along these lines, but would have trouble supporting a ratification of the original open letter. Best, Gard
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