Quoting Simon Josefsson (2022-09-08 11:29:07) > Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes: > > > Possible wording, which includes the existing option A verbatim: > > Thanks, I prefer this approach over Steve's initial proposal: it solves > the problem that we would override a foundational document with a GR > without the required 3:1 majority. > > I'm worried that if we publish only non-free installers, people will > rightly be quite confused what the Debian project thinks about the > meaning of the DSC/DFSG. I would personally believe that publishing > non-free content as part of the Debian system will violate DSC/DFSG even > if Steve's GR passed and were implemented: a 1:1 GR should not be > sufficient to override the meaning of a foundational document. > > > We will publish these images as official Debian media, replacing the > > current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages. > > Like Steve's variant triggered Gunnar's modification to allow for both > free and non-free installers to be published concurrently, what do you > think about: > > 1) Having two variants of your text -- one that replaces the free > installer with a new non-free installer, and one that says we will > publish both free and non-free installers? > > 2) Remove the paragraph, effectively making your proposal orthogonal > to the decision which images are published? This could be up to the > individual developers to decide. Some people may want to work on a > free installer, and some people may want to work on a non-free > installer, and there doesn't necessarily have to be a conflict between > those two interests. > > I believe the Debian project is permitted to publish non-free installers > under the current DSC/DFSG (which it actually is doing today; just > hidden), but according to the DSC it is not part of the Debian system. > > /Simon FWIW, I fully agree with Simon Josefsson on the above. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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