On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 22:31 +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > I knew I haven't quote enough parts of DFSG: > > 5. Works that do not meet our free software standards > > We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of works that do > not conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We have created > contrib and non-free areas in our archive for these works. The packages > in these areas are not part of the Debian system, although they have > been configured for use with Debian. We encourage CD manufacturers to > read the licenses of the packages in these areas and determine if they > can distribute the packages on their CDs. Thus, although non-free works > are not a part of Debian, we support their use and provide > infrastructure for non-free packages (such as our bug tracking system > and mailing lists).
Right. We don't put them in Debian. If the kernel team would do what #5 says, I'd be happy, but so far, they are refusing. > And remember: "We will be guided by the needs of our users and the free > software community. We will place their interests first in our priorities." Right. Nothing here says that the "needs of our users" take priority over "the free software community". But it *does* say that "releasing in a quick way" takes a back seat. Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]