On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 09:58:09AM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote: > from http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_007#majorityreq > 4. We give priority to the timely release of Etch over sorting every > bit out; for this reason, we will treat removal of sourceless > firmware as a best-effort process, and 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, as > long as we are legally allowed to do so, and the firmware is > distributed upstream under a license that complies with the DFSG. > > > and from the current vote: > 4. We give priority to the timely release of Lenny over sorting > every bit out; for this reason, we will treat removal of > sourceless firmware as a best-effort process, and deliver > firmware as part of Debian Lenny as long as we are legally > allowed to do so. > > Now explain to me how a genuine interpretation of the Constitution let > the former need simple majority and the latter super majority.
The biggest difference is the "under a license that complies with the DFSG" part. There is also the udeb part that's different. Note that we also have the an option (choice 5) with the "under a license that complies with the DFSG" part and that doesn't have the 3:1 majority requirement. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org