Re: Call for votes

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 08:45:14AM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am asking Frederik to accept this > > amendment, failing which, I am also seeking formal seconds for this. > > I would prefer that Frederik accept it, but in case he doesn't, I sec

Re: Call for votes

2006-09-26 Thread Frank Küster
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am asking Frederik to accept this > amendment, failing which, I am also seeking formal seconds for this. I would prefer that Frederik accept it, but in case he doesn't, I second this proposal: > , > | 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our

Re: Call for votes

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:19:40PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:02:11 -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:41:24AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > As I mentioned previously, I don't think point 3. here is the > > compromise I

Re: Call for votes (Was: kernel firmwares: GR proposal)

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 04:02:11PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:41:24AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > As seconder of the below proposal, which has reached enough seconds since > > august 31, and as there where no ammendments against this proposal, i now > > officiall

Re: Call for votes

2006-09-26 Thread Aníbal Monsalve Salazar
On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 02:12:29PM +1000, Anibal Monsalve Salazar wrote: >On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:19:40PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >>, >>| 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software >>| community (Social Contract #4); >>| 2. We acknowledge that there

Re: Call for votes

2006-09-26 Thread Aníbal Monsalve Salazar
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:19:40PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >, >| 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software >| community (Social Contract #4); >| 2. We acknowledge that there is a lot of progress in the kernel >| firmware issue; however, it is not

Re: Call for votes

2006-09-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:02:11 -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:41:24AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > As I mentioned previously, I don't think point 3. here is the > compromise I would like to see. "Without further conditions" is so > broad that it seems

Re: Call for votes (Was: kernel firmwares: GR proposal)

2006-09-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:41:24AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > As seconder of the below proposal, which has reached enough seconds since > august 31, and as there where no ammendments against this proposal, i now > officially call for a vote, as per section A.2 of our constitution. >

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006, Frans Pop wrote: >(a) Affirms that the project strives for and encourages 100 percent >free software, including the availability of source for all types >of files. >(b) Resolves that the project needs more time before a decision can be >made on h

Re: Proposal: Recall the Project Leader

2006-09-26 Thread Clint Adams
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 10:54:34AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > I think everyone understands where I stand now, so I'll stop posting about > > this, but my agenda in this is to ask people not to be so worried about > > employment conflicts as to force strict barriers between Debian and the > >

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 06:18:37PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > > START OF AMENDMENT == >Considering that: > (1) The current discussion about what to do with sourceless firmware > is muddled by other discussions and time pressure because of t

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:46:02 +0200, Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Le mardi 26 septembre 2006 à 14:33 -0500, Manoj Srivastava a écrit : >> > I like the idea, but it eliminates some choices for the >> > voter. With this setup, it is not possible to prioritize the >> > firmware remova

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 26 septembre 2006 à 14:33 -0500, Manoj Srivastava a écrit : > > I like the idea, but it eliminates some choices for the voter. With > > this setup, it is not possible to prioritize the firmware removal > > over the release, while still considering other options > > acceptable. How would I

Re: Proposal: Recall the Project Leader

2006-09-26 Thread Denis Barbier
On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 09:02:19PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote: > On 9/20/06, Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Anthony Towns [wrote]: > > A question that has been raised is whether the > > organisation can be sufficiently "outside" of Debian when > > the DPL is intimately involved. I

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:50:08 +0200, Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Le mardi 26 septembre 2006 à 11:15 -0500, Manoj Srivastava a écrit : >> > 2) joselin's : we make an indefinite exception for non-free >> > firmware. >> >> This creates an exception clause to DFSG#2, and in af

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 26 September 2006 20:40, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 06:18:37PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > > The Debian Project: > >(a) Affirms that the project strives for and encourages 100 percent > >free software, including the availability of source for all > > types of

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Frank Küster
Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like the idea, but it eliminates some choices for the voter. With this > setup, it is not possible to prioritize the firmware removal over the > release, while still considering other options acceptable. How would I > be able to express the following

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 26 septembre 2006 à 11:15 -0500, Manoj Srivastava a écrit : > > 2) joselin's : we make an indefinite exception for non-free firmware. > > This creates an exception clause to DFSG#2, and in affect > changes the DFSG until we have other technical means to ship non-free > firmwa

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 06:18:37PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > The Debian Project: >(a) Affirms that the project strives for and encourages 100 percent >free software, including the availability of source for all types >of files. So, we "strive for 100% free software", whatever s

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 11:15:39AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:08:14 +0200, Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > There are three proposals which are actually votable on : > > > 1) don's : reaffirm the current social contract, and non-free > > firmware b

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Amaya
I second the quoted proposal. Frans Pop wrote: > START OF AMENDMENT == > Considering that: >(1) The current discussion about what to do with sourceless firmware >is muddled by other discussions and time pressure because of the >

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Debian Project Secretary
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:18:37 +0200, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Hi, The following proposal does not seem to be related to a position statement on the current applicability of DFSG#2, it seems to be an independent proposal in its own right. Reasonable people may be willi

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Kalle Kivimaa
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm seconding the following amendment made by Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > START OF AMENDMENT == > Considering that: >(1) The current discussion about what to do with sourceless firmware >

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Frank Küster
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about: > > [ ] DFSG #2 applies to all programmatic works > [ ] further discussion > > Followed by: > [ ] Release Etch even with kernel freeware issues > [ ] Special exception to DFSG#2 for firmware as long as required [needs 3:1] > [ ] fu

[AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Frans Pop
(Reply-to set to debian-vote.) I'd like to propose an alternative option as an amendment to Don Armstrong's proposal in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [1]. The reason that I submit this proposal now is the request from Don that his proposal be split out from the other firmware related proposals and voted o

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:08:14 +0200, Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > There are three proposals which are actually votable on : > 1) don's : reaffirm the current social contract, and non-free > firmware belong in non-free. According to the proposer, this should be: 1)

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:56:21 +0200, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Tuesday 26 September 2006 11:49, Steve Langasek wrote: >> I agree with Don. If this proposal is going to go to a vote, it >> should go to a vote separately from the votes about exceptions, so >> that we can get a clear

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 03:14:03PM +0200, Pierre Habouzit wrote: > Le mar 26 septembre 2006 14:08, Sven Luther a écrit : > >   [ ] non-free firmware can be accepted in main (josselin) (needs 3:1) > > this is very poorly worded, joss proposition is not that at all, it's > about allowing firmware i

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 03:20:52PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le mardi 26 septembre 2006 à 15:04 +0200, Frank Küster a écrit : > > Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > B) we do a single ballot : > > > > > > [ ] non-free firmware belong in non-free (don) > > > [ ] non-

Re: Call for votes (Was: kernel firmwares: GR proposal)

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 10:41:24AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > As seconder of the below proposal, which has reached enough seconds since > august 31, and as there where no ammendments against this proposal, i now > officially call fo

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Pierre Habouzit
Le mar 26 septembre 2006 14:08, Sven Luther a écrit : >   [ ] non-free firmware can be accepted in main (josselin) (needs 3:1) this is very poorly worded, joss proposition is not that at all, it's about allowing firmware in main *until* a proper technical solution exists. and afaict Manoj never

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 26 septembre 2006 à 13:56 +0200, Frans Pop a écrit : > On Tuesday 26 September 2006 11:49, Steve Langasek wrote: > > I agree with Don. If this proposal is going to go to a vote, it should > > go to a vote separately from the votes about exceptions, so that we can > > get a clear answer to

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 03:04:28PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So, we have now two choices : > > > [...] > > B) we do a single ballot : > > > > [ ] non-free firmware belong in non-free (don) > > [ ] non-free firmware can be accepted in main

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 01:20:12PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > So, you also agree that we need to : > 1) first vote on the exception for etch. > 2) in a second phase vote for what to do with non-free firmware ? What? *Neither* of these is the subject of Don's resolution. -- Steve Langasek

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 02:49:29AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 11:32:59PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > > On Monday 25 September 2006 05:11, Don Armstrong wrote: > > > Baring objection, I plan on calling for a vote with a suggested balot > > > containing only this option in a

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 26 September 2006 11:49, Steve Langasek wrote: > I agree with Don. If this proposal is going to go to a vote, it should > go to a vote separately from the votes about exceptions, so that we can > get a clear answer to the exception question without the outcome being > tainted by either

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 26 septembre 2006 à 15:04 +0200, Frank Küster a écrit : > Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > B) we do a single ballot : > > > > [ ] non-free firmware belong in non-free (don) > > [ ] non-free firmware can be accepted in main (josselin) (needs 3:1) This is not what t

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Frank Küster
Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, we have now two choices : > [...] > B) we do a single ballot : > > [ ] non-free firmware belong in non-free (don) > [ ] non-free firmware can be accepted in main (josselin) (needs 3:1) > [ ] make an exception for etch (frederik) >

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 04:34:22AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 01:20:12PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > So, you also agree that we need to : > > > 1) first vote on the exception for etch. > > > 2) in a second phase vote for what to do with non-free firmware ? > > W

Call for votes (Was: kernel firmwares: GR proposal)

2006-09-26 Thread Sven Luther
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, As seconder of the below proposal, which has reached enough seconds since august 31, and as there where no ammendments against this proposal, i now officially call for a vote, as per section A.2 of our constitution. ==

Re: Splitting out Choice #1 from vote_004

2006-09-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 11:32:59PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > On Monday 25 September 2006 05:11, Don Armstrong wrote: > > Baring objection, I plan on calling for a vote with a suggested balot > > containing only this option in a few days (no later than 09-27).[1] > > [The Secretary, of course, can o