* Jonathan Carter <[email protected]> [2019-03-21 21:23]: > 1. Do you think that free software is inherently political? Do you think > there's place for politics in free software?
Maybe you define "politics" in a different way to me (and maybe I mix it up with what would better be describes as "philosophy"), but the whole idea behind software freedom is a certain ideology and world view that I see as part of "politics". > 2. The same as #1, but for Debian instead of free software. If my answer to the first question makes sense, then the same applies to Debian. Our social contract mentions software freedom and the project cares about this. The third question, which you didn't ask, is about the FOSS world in general. I see a change there. While some people are involved because of software freedom, an increasing number care more about the collaborative development method. (The Linux Foundation, for example, is good on emphasizing that without necesarily talking about software freedom.) If I misunderstood your question: should we actively get involved in politics (e.g. lobby)? To some extent, yes, both in the larger world and certainly in the FOSS world (see my platform). Are there behind the scene politics in FOSS? Absolutely. I hope I've covered all uses of the word "politics". ;-) -- Martin Michlmayr https://www.cyrius.com/
