Charles Plessy <[email protected]> writes: > In my understanding of the Constitution, it is totally acceptable to > write on our website that we welcome everybody, without voting a GR. > What would require a GR would be to write that it is Debian's position > that we welcome everybody.
That's actually part of the reason why I, personally, would like it to be a GR. I'd like to see the Debian Project make that statement, and putting the stamp of official blessing of a GR on it does make that statement somewhat stronger (and hence somewhat more effective in extending that welcome). > The problem with a strict interpretation of the Constitution is for > instance that there are other documents in a somewhat similar case as > the diversity welcoming message, like the « Debian Position on Software > Patents ». Personally, I think there would be a lot of merit in holding a GR on that as well. Legal issues are always highly contentious, and it's easier to tell people to follow that position with their Debian work when it's been voted on as a GR. -- Russ Allbery ([email protected]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
