Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> writes: >>I think the difference of opinion is that your proposal is based on the >>argument that it is worth compromising on the ideals of free software in >>order to allow users to be able to run free software. I disagree with >>that opinion. If you disagree with my characterization of your >>proposal, let's discuss and see if there is a middle ground somewhere. > > I think you have it, yes. We're simply disagreeing about what > compromises we're prepared to accept. I think that's fair, and fine - > I'm explicitly asking for a project-wide opinion on this. This is > also why I've seconded several of the competing ballot options. OK? Thanks for confirming my understanding Steve -- and accept my apology for labeling it as a compromise of ideals. Russ' explanation made me realize that it is more constructive to see this as a prioritization of another ideal. What still puzzles me is that I regarded myself as having worked with a lot of computer hardware over the years, without experiencing the kind of situation described here. Yes, some hardware doesn't work with Debian, but no I would not blame Debian for that nor give up or stop contributing to Debian because of it, and no, I don't perceive such hardware to be as overwhelmingly dominant as described. I think the answer must be that people have different biases to what kind of hardware they are exposed to. And perhaps a different preference how to help people who are in an unfortunate situation. /Simon
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