On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 11:48:26AM +0200, Frank K�ster wrote: > There is at least one more, and it seems to me this is what many people > have expressed: > > * All data (everything) in main should be DFSG-free, and must be > post-sarge. But we want an exception for sarge. > > The exception should be that stuff that can be distributed, > but is non-free, and has been in sarge before the SC change, > and would have been allowed to stay according to the old > release policy, can stay in for sarge and point releases. ... > The question is not only how long you estimate that the changes that > still need to be made will take (e.g. for non-distributable things). The > main question, for me, is whether any of the so-far proposed resolutions[1] > achieves the goal of establishing an exception for sarge.
Have you read http://www.debian.org/vote/2004/vote_004? If it's too much to absorb all at once, as a first step you might want to go through it and read the paragraphs (and associated labels) that contain the word "Sarge". [Then go back and read the rest with that mind.] > It also tells me that I should keep on with my doubts whether the > desired effect, an exception for sarge, can be achieved with one of the > current proposals. Maybe Raul's can do that better. I've decided I do not need to make a proposal. There is already a proposal which specifically talks about an exemption for Sarge. I had forgotten about the part of the proposal which specifically provides for Sarge's release when I suggested that language. I won't object if someone else wants to make a similar proposal (but I won't second it unless I see the need, and I'll be ranking it on its merits.) Also, it's probably useful to talk about the proposal which provides an explicit exemption for sarge -- if it doesn't achieve what you want, maybe it would be worth spending some time discussing that issue. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
