Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:42:07AM +0000, MJ Ray a écrit : >> Charles Plessy <[email protected]> > H> > Le Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 10:56:36PM +0000, MJ Ray a écrit : >>>> Charles Plessy <[email protected]> >>>>> According to our social contract, “We promise that the Debian system and >>>>> all >>>>> its components will be free according to [the DFSG].” [...] >>>> Wow, that's a twist. So how do you get around the idea that the >>>> program must include source? >>> in my opinion, if a file contained in a Debian source package has no >>> function >>> in the Debian system, if its removal has actually no effect on the system at >>> all, then it is reasonable to declare that it is not part of the Debian >>> system. >> In other words, just blatently ignore the bit of the DFSG that says >> that programs must include source. Well, that explains it :-/ > > Yes, exactly. In this draft GR I propose to ignore some DFSG-non-free files, > which includes sourceless files. Our social contract only stipulates that the > Debian sytstem must be DFSG-free. We already have a non-free section for the > non-free works that we would like to distribute for the purpose of being used > with the our operating system. I think that our social contract also allow us > to distribute innert non-free files together with the source of the Debian > system as long as they do not take part of it.
And who in their right mind do you expect to vote for ignoring DFSG non-freeness, people that want to leave the project? The source is part of the Debian system as you call it, so what it contains should be DFSG free. Cheers Luk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
