On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:41:24AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > As seconder of the below proposal, which has reached enough seconds since > august 31, and as there where no ammendments against this proposal, i now > officially call for a vote, as per section A.2 of our constitution.
> ======================================================================= > 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software > community (Social Contract #4); > 2. We acknowledge that there is a lot of progress in the kernel firmware > issue; however, it is not yet finally sorted out; > 3. We give priority to the timely release of Etch over sorting every bit > out; for this reason, we will deliver firmware in udebs as long as it is > necessary for installation (like all udebs), and firmware included in > the kernel itself as part of Debian Etch, without further conditions. > ======================================================================= > As per section A.2.3, i should also propose a ballot, and i believe that the > ballot should be of the form : > [ ] Include non-free kernel firmware in etch (this proposal). > [ ] Further discussion. As I mentioned previously, I don't think point 3. here is the compromise I would like to see. "Without further conditions" is so broad that it seems to even *require* us to include firmware in main that lacks any sort of proper distribution license. And indeed, the upload of a completely unpruned 2.6.18 package to unstable suggests that this is not an accident of wording, but the actual view of the present kernel team. If this option appears on a ballot alone, I am likely to vote "further discussion" on it and encourage others to do so as well. I don't want this GR to be a *mandate* that the release team allow firmware under clearly non-free licenses into main for etch. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]