On 11/29/12 11:35, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Nick M. Daly (2012-11-29 06:16:25) >> Jack Wilborn writes: >> >>> IMHO, I say that if they want to keep copyright to their code, then >>> we probably don't want it in the FB. My understanding is that we >>> wanted a copyright free box, has this changed or have I >>> misunderstood? >> I think you missed something big there. As far as I know [0], that's >> not a goal at all. Nobody's even asked me for a contributor >> agreement, much less copyright assignment: we'll cross that bridge >> when we come to it, I suppose. > If "we" are Debian, then we need someone physical and identifiable in > charge of each piece of code, but those can act as proxy for others > keeping anonymous or pseudonymous. Important for Debian is that all code > is freely _licensed_. > > If "we" are the FreedomBox Foundation, then it will very much surprise > me if they[0] have different agenda than use Debian for all software > parts of the project.
I would be surprised too. The "we" being the FreedomBox Foundation states in the News section on https://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ that: "We wanted to the FreedomBox to move beyond this fragmented environment and, with the help of some embedded device experts, we have managed to make our development hardware <https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.aspx> into a fully supported Debian platform. That means that anyone with a device can install Debian on it just like a laptop or desktop computer. This support is very important for ensuring that the work we do on the FreedomBox is as portable and reusable as possible." Further, the "Kickstarter Release Notes" letter I received a couple of weeks ago refers to an enclosed "Prepping your Dreamplug" flyer which says that (if I follow the instructions) I'll be running "the Debian U-Boot from memory on your device" and that after the "magic moment" of rebooting and log in, the flyer says, "At this point your FreedomBox is up and running as a full Debian system". There is a report of "hatred of the GPLv3 that the guys from Siemens and ETSI showed" in another part of the internet that I hope is unrelated to this discussion: http://epfsug.eu/wws/arc/epfsug/2012-11/msg00056.html Best regards. //Erik -- Erik Josefsson Advisor on Internet Policies Greens/EFA Group <http://www.greens-efa.eu/36-details/josefsson-erik-138.html> GSM: *+32484082063* BXL: PHS 04C075 TEL: +3222832667 SBG: WIC M03005 TEL: +33388173776
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