Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Raul Miller
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: So, all those folks who were so sure (and I agree with you) that we need to do something about the tone, and about the way that it puts off women (and others too)--are you going to join me here and tell Craig that this is

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Martin Albert
On Thursday 11 March 2004 03:18, i wrote: Please Cc me, i'm not subscribed to this list. No longer, i am subscribed now. [ 1 ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [   ] Choice 3: Further Discussion I apologize, i propably should have ranked this positively. Have a nice day, martin --

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Craig Sanders
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: in a class or a conference the idiocy that provoked it would not have happened - or, more precisely, would not have continued for month after month. No matter how much someone

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: tell you what - you write YOUR words however you like according to YOUR standards, and i'll write my words according to mine. That's funny, given that your unacceptable words were an effort to try and tell people that they should stop talking about

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 09:42:46PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: So, all those folks who were so sure (and I agree with you) that we need to do something about the tone, and about the way that it puts off women (and others

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to figure out if there's anything constructive I can say in the context he's created, and I'm not coming up with any good ideas. Yes -- this seems to be the problem with Craig. The only thing that it takes for evil to flourish is for

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Craig Sanders
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 08:37:20PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to figure out if there's anything constructive I can say in the context he's created, and I'm not coming up with any good ideas. Yes -- this seems to be the

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Anthony Towns
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Then don't swear. It's rude, it's unacceptible, and it needs to stop. Well, you have it within your power to do what Craig asks, which he indicates will stop him from swearing. Do you find those requests -- ie, to talk about

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it's somehow OK for you to complain about my occasional, in-context and grammatically-correct use of certain English words, but it is *NOT OK* for me to make any complaint about the constant petty idiocy and pedantic spitefulness on this list. No,

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Anthony Towns [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Then don't swear. It's rude, it's unacceptible, and it needs to stop. Well, you have it within your power to do what Craig asks, which he indicates will stop him from swearing. Do

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Anthony Towns [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, you have it within your power to do what Craig asks, which he indicates will stop him from swearing. Do you find those requests -- ie, to talk about real issues, not pedantic non-events -- unacceptable? He can make whatever requests he wants, but

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Anthony Towns
On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 02:58:02PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: Personally, I find swearing much less offensive than making things so personal that you title threads with things like Serious problems with Mr Troup or Why Anthony Towns is wrong. But you don't seem interested in doing anything

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Anthony Towns [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You've got a bad habit of missing the point made in an email, then trimming it so that no one else can see the point either. If so, it's not intentional, and please correct it. My complaint was that you're making things personal; changing your

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Anthony Towns
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 10:01:24PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: This is exactly what I mean when I say that the compromise embedded in section 5 of the SC has broken down. That compromise allows for non-free to be hosted on Debian, but also says it is not a part of Debian. Again, it

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Adam Majer
Sam Hartman wrote: I ask you to be responsible in looking at the results of this election. If the results make it clear that most of the voters have made up their minds and are done with the discussion, then let the issue rest. I hope that the above can be one of the unwritten laws. Here in

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Michael Banck
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:30:03AM +, Adam Majer wrote: I hope that the above can be one of the unwritten laws. Here in Canada, a few years ago one of the provinces thought it would be a good idea to separate so there was a big referendum in that province. The separatists lost, but

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 08:47:37PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: It's impossible to enforce a STFU about it option. On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 11:51:49AM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: similarly, it's impossible to enforce a Further Discussion option yet it's there on the ballot. So? Maybe

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread MJ Ray
On 2004-03-11 01:08:00 + Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it would be nice if everyone would just shut the fuck up about it. You first. Fortunately, Swears like a sailor Sanders is not the most reasoned of the keep-non-free supporters.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the point, for those of you to stupid to work it out for yourselves even after being told TWICE what it is, is that it makes a very nice suggestion that it would be good if people just shut the fuck up about this subject. that's it. I guess it's been

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: in a class or a conference the idiocy that provoked it would not have happened - or, more precisely, would not have continued for month after month. No matter how much someone pisses you off here, it doesn't warrant the kind of language you choose.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Raul Miller
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: So, all those folks who were so sure (and I agree with you) that we need to do something about the tone, and about the way that it puts off women (and others too)--are you going to join me here and tell Craig that this is

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Martin Albert
On Thursday 11 March 2004 03:18, i wrote: Please Cc me, i'm not subscribed to this list. No longer, i am subscribed now. [ 1 ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [   ] Choice 3: Further Discussion I apologize, i propably should have ranked this positively. Have a nice day, martin

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Craig Sanders
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: in a class or a conference the idiocy that provoked it would not have happened - or, more precisely, would not have continued for month after month. No matter how much someone

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: tell you what - you write YOUR words however you like according to YOUR standards, and i'll write my words according to mine. That's funny, given that your unacceptable words were an effort to try and tell people that they should stop talking about

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to figure out if there's anything constructive I can say in the context he's created, and I'm not coming up with any good ideas. Yes -- this seems to be the problem with Craig. The only thing that it takes for evil to flourish is for

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Craig Sanders
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 08:37:20PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to figure out if there's anything constructive I can say in the context he's created, and I'm not coming up with any good ideas. Yes -- this seems to be the

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Anthony Towns
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Then don't swear. It's rude, it's unacceptible, and it needs to stop. Well, you have it within your power to do what Craig asks, which he indicates will stop him from swearing. Do you find those requests -- ie, to talk about

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it's somehow OK for you to complain about my occasional, in-context and grammatically-correct use of certain English words, but it is *NOT OK* for me to make any complaint about the constant petty idiocy and pedantic spitefulness on this list. No,

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-10 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Anthony Towns aj@azure.humbug.org.au writes: On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 06:22:33PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Then don't swear. It's rude, it's unacceptible, and it needs to stop. Well, you have it within your power to do what Craig asks, which he indicates will stop him from

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 21:41]: * Thomas Bushnell, BSG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 21:40]: No, the keep non-free alternative does not contain any provisions limiting future discussion. It is also at best a keep non-free for now option. Yes, thats the way I see it, too.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:48:24PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]: Which option is: Keep it as long as it has been moved to nonfree.org (with infrastructure) and remove it then.? I guess

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Raul Miller
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 06:29:57PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: The constitution prohibits us from making technical decisions in a GR (that responsibility falls to those developers who do the actual work), and we can do nothing to control the actions of an external group, such as the proposed

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 12:14:35PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ ]

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 04:34:17PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: NOTA should be on any call for votes, but especially any ballot that has a Further Discussion option should also have a none of the above option (aka the STFU about it option). It's impossible to enforce a STFU about it

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Kevin Rosenberg
Craig Sanders wrote: and just in case you miss the point of this message: some of us are sick to death of this topic. Oh, yes, indeed. It seems like people have been trying to change the SC ever since I joined Debian. -- Kevin Rosenberg| .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux **

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Raul Miller
It's impossible to enforce a STFU about it option. On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 11:51:49AM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: similarly, it's impossible to enforce a Further Discussion option yet it's there on the ballot. So? Maybe it would be clearer if you prefixed that with Allow for. Even more if

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the point is that a NOTA option is symbolic, just as Further Discussion is symbolic. it makes it easier (when your lot brings this up again in approx 3 months time, as will inevitably happen) to say STFU ABOUT IT, WE ALREADY VOTED, without your lot

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Adam Majer
Sam Hartman wrote: I ask you to be responsible in looking at the results of this election. If the results make it clear that most of the voters have made up their minds and are done with the discussion, then let the issue rest. I hope that the above can be one of the unwritten laws. Here in

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Peter van Rossum
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ 3 ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ 1 ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [ 2 ] Choice 3: Further

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 21:41]: * Thomas Bushnell, BSG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 21:40]: No, the keep non-free alternative does not contain any provisions limiting future discussion. It is also at best a keep non-free for now option. Yes, thats the way I see it, too.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:48:24PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]: Which option is: Keep it as long as it has been moved to nonfree.org (with infrastructure) and remove it then.? I guess

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Raul Miller
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 06:29:57PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: The constitution prohibits us from making technical decisions in a GR (that responsibility falls to those developers who do the actual work), and we can do nothing to control the actions of an external group, such as the proposed

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 12:14:35PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ ]

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 04:34:17PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: NOTA should be on any call for votes, but especially any ballot that has a Further Discussion option should also have a none of the above option (aka the STFU about it option). It's impossible to enforce a STFU about it

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Raul Miller
It's impossible to enforce a STFU about it option. On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 11:51:49AM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: similarly, it's impossible to enforce a Further Discussion option yet it's there on the ballot. So? Maybe it would be clearer if you prefixed that with Allow for. Even more if

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Craig Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the point is that a NOTA option is symbolic, just as Further Discussion is symbolic. it makes it easier (when your lot brings this up again in approx 3 months time, as will inevitably happen) to say STFU ABOUT IT, WE ALREADY VOTED, without your lot

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right? Which option is: Keep it as long as it has been moved to nonfree.org

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Andreas Barth
* Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right? Which option

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Michael Banck
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right?

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
Hi! Thanks, Andreas, for the Cc. Didn't mention that I am not subscribed but I am reading answers in the archives -- though they would be delayed then :) (no, its a real thanks this time, not sarcastic) * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:29:38AM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Andreas Barth
* Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 14:40]: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:48:24PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]: Which option is: Keep it as long as it has been moved to

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:16:37PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 12:09:11AM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: However the GR does not require that, so nobody can depend on it. As the implementation of an outside nonfree.org is not in the scope of the Debian project, the GR

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Michael Banck
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:33:31PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: Also, i would like to know if you (or any other we you are refering to here) are in any way related to an exterior to debian organisation or company or whatever, which may have a vested interest in using or in any way being

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:48:58PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: * Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 14:40]: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:48:24PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]:

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:32:45AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: The GR is not about the next little step, but about the fundamental decision whether we want to keep non-free, or remove it soon. In neither case non-free is removed for sarge, so there is enough time to get up a non-free.org if

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Andreas Barth
* Anthony Towns ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 16:09]: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:32:45AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: The GR is not about the next little step, but about the fundamental decision whether we want to keep non-free, or remove it soon. In neither case non-free is removed for sarge,

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Raul Miller
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:49:07AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: No, the keep non-free alternative does not contain any provisions limiting future discussion. It is also at best a keep non-free for now option. None of the alternatives contain any provisions limiting future discussion.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right?

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Raul Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:49:07AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: No, the keep non-free alternative does not contain any provisions limiting future discussion. It is also at best a keep non-free for now option. None of the alternatives contain

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: * Thomas Bushnell, BSG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 21:40]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No. If you are not satisfied with either text, you can vote for further discussion. But if the keep non-free is the result of this vote, than

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Sam Hartman
Thomas == Thomas Bushnell, BSG [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thomas We have not be taken away from work by the present Thomas discussion, first, it's part of our work, and second, Thomas Debian is a volunteer organization. Nobody is obliged to Thomas be part of this discussion. I

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Raul Miller
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 12:14:35PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: NOTA should be on any call for votes, but especially any ballot that has a Further Discussion option should also have a none of the above option (aka the STFU about it option). Your proposal is a bit late, given that the CFV has

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Chris Lawrence
Craig Sanders wrote: On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:15:10 -0600, Graham Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: NOTE: The vote must be GPG signed (or PGP signed) with your key that is in the Debian keyring. Manoj, does signing with subkeys work now? Or do

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Peter van Rossum
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ 3 ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ 1 ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [ 2 ] Choice 3: Further

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Shaun Jackman
I find the following paragraph confusing. Is the number entered to be between 1 and 4, or 1 and 3? By example, if I have three options, a, b, and c, and I like a, am ambivalent about b, and dislike c, how should I mark the three options? Please cc me in your reply. Thanks, Shaun On Sun

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right? Which option is: Keep it as long as it has been moved to nonfree.org

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Andreas Barth
* Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right? Which option

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Michael Banck
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right?

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
Hi! Thanks, Andreas, for the Cc. Didn't mention that I am not subscribed but I am reading answers in the archives -- though they would be delayed then :) (no, its a real thanks this time, not sarcastic) * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:29:38AM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 10:45:20PM -0800, Shaun Jackman wrote: I find the following paragraph confusing. Is the number entered to be between 1 and 4, or 1 and 3? Should be 1 and 3. Looks like a typo. By example, if I have three options, a, b, and c, and I like a, am ambivalent about b, and

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Michael Banck
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 12:09:11AM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: However the GR does not require that, so nobody can depend on it. As the implementation of an outside nonfree.org is not in the scope of the Debian project, the GR *cannot* require this. We will try to make sure it will happen

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:48:24PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: Hi! Thanks, Andreas, for the Cc. Didn't mention that I am not subscribed but I am reading answers in the archives -- though they would be delayed then :) (no, its a real thanks this time, not sarcastic) * Andreas

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Andreas Barth
* Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 14:40]: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:48:24PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]: Which option is: Keep it as long as it has been moved to

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:16:37PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 12:09:11AM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: However the GR does not require that, so nobody can depend on it. As the implementation of an outside nonfree.org is not in the scope of the Debian project, the GR

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Michael Banck
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:33:31PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: Also, i would like to know if you (or any other we you are refering to here) are in any way related to an exterior to debian organisation or company or whatever, which may have a vested interest in using or in any way being

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:48:58PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: * Sven Luther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 14:40]: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:48:24PM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-08 11:32]: * Gerfried Fuchs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 11:25]:

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:32:45AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: The GR is not about the next little step, but about the fundamental decision whether we want to keep non-free, or remove it soon. In neither case non-free is removed for sarge, so there is enough time to get up a non-free.org if

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Andreas Barth
* Anthony Towns (aj@azure.humbug.org.au) [040308 16:09]: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:32:45AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: The GR is not about the next little step, but about the fundamental decision whether we want to keep non-free, or remove it soon. In neither case non-free is removed for

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Graham Wilson
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: NOTE: The vote must be GPG signed (or PGP signed) with your key that is in the Debian keyring. Manoj, does signing with subkeys work now? Or do I still have to use my primary key? -- gram signature.asc Description:

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No. If you are not satisfied with either text, you can vote for further discussion. But if the keep non-free is the result of this vote, than _please_ don't discuss any more after that. It is decided than, and let's get back to our work after this GR.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 00:55, Michael Banck wrote: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 02:33:31PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: Also, i would like to know if you (or any other we you are refering to here) are in any way related to an exterior to debian organisation or company or whatever, which may have a

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Raul Miller
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:49:07AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: No, the keep non-free alternative does not contain any provisions limiting future discussion. It is also at best a keep non-free for now option. None of the alternatives contain any provisions limiting future discussion.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: * Debian Project Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-03-07 18:55]: [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] If one votes that non-free will be purged completely, from what I understand. Right?

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Raul Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:49:07AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: No, the keep non-free alternative does not contain any provisions limiting future discussion. It is also at best a keep non-free for now option. None of the alternatives contain

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: * Thomas Bushnell, BSG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040308 21:40]: Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No. If you are not satisfied with either text, you can vote for further discussion. But if the keep non-free is the result of this vote, than

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Sam Hartman
Thomas == Thomas Bushnell, BSG [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thomas We have not be taken away from work by the present Thomas discussion, first, it's part of our work, and second, Thomas Debian is a volunteer organization. Nobody is obliged to Thomas be part of this discussion. I

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [ ] Choice 3: Further

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Raul Miller
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 12:14:35PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: NOTA should be on any call for votes, but especially any ballot that has a Further Discussion option should also have a none of the above option (aka the STFU about it option). Your proposal is a bit late, given that the CFV has

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Pawel Wiecek
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ 1 ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [ 2 ] Choice 3: Further Discussion - - -

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Sam Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think that is incredibly misleading. I suspect based on thought that has gone into many of the messages on this list that man months of time have been dedicated to this discussion. Well, is there anyone who has been forced? I think there are people

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Chris Lawrence
Craig Sanders wrote: On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: - - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [ ] Choice 1: Cease active support of non-free [3:1 majority needed] [ ] Choice 2: Re-affirm support for non-free [

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 07:32:57PM -0600, Chris Lawrence wrote: Since STFU about it (or none of the above) would not be binding, I don't see how that differs from further discussion (which, AFAICS, is not binding either). well, if NOTA beat FD then any attempt to revive the discussion within,

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-08 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:15:10 -0600, Graham Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:55:38PM -0600, Debian Project Secretary wrote: NOTE: The vote must be GPG signed (or PGP signed) with your key that is in the Debian keyring. Manoj, does signing with subkeys work now? Or do

First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-07 Thread Debian Project Secretary
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Voting starts on Sunday, March 7 23:59:59 UTC 2004. Votes must be received by Sunday, March 21 23:59:59 UTC 2004. The following ballot is for voting on a General Resolution to decide on future handling of the non-free section.

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-07 Thread Shaun Jackman
I find the following paragraph confusing. Is the number entered to be between 1 and 4, or 1 and 3? By example, if I have three options, a, b, and c, and I like a, am ambivalent about b, and dislike c, how should I mark the three options? Please cc me in your reply. Thanks, Shaun On Sun

First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-07 Thread Debian Project Secretary
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Voting starts on Sunday, March 7 23:59:59 UTC 2004. Votes must be received by Sunday, March 21 23:59:59 UTC 2004. The following ballot is for voting on a General Resolution to decide on future handling of the non-free section.

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