Brian Thomas Sniffen writes: > Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > "We do it that way because that's the way we do it"? The SC is > > specifically not limited to software; that was what GR 2004-003 was > > about, and that was an editorial change: it was supposed to clarify > > the meaning, not change it. > > This appears to be a grave distortion of the truth. GR 2004-003 was > about making clear that the SC is about all software, not just > programs.
The details[1] of the proposal that passed are pretty clear: It removes the word "software" from a number of places, replacing it with "works," although it replaces "software" with "components" in the first section. There are 174 DDs who agreed with that change; none offered an alternative wording that matches your description. [1]- http://www.debian.org/vote/2004/social_contract_reform.3 Michael Poole