On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 03:45:59AM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote: > This leaves us with really four options:
> A. Explicitly de-entrench the Foundation Documents by repealing > Constitution 4.1(5) 1..3 and establishing the Social Contract > and DFSG as simple Position Statements according to 4.1(5). > B. Explicitly state that the Foundation Documents are to be > interpreted by each Developer (and everyone else) for themselves > in the context of their own work, eg by inserting > 2. including interpreting the Foundation Documents > as necessary; > in Constitution 3.1. > C. Rewrite the foundation documents so that they are clearly > comprehensible (rather than vague) and establish an independent > legally-minded body to make these decisions. > D. Establish (or empower) some kind of interpretation committee, > which would have to be elected. I agree with this summary of the available choices. If put to a vote, my vote would certainly be B, A, FD, D, C. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [email protected] [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
