Hi, I would like to throw my hat in the ring to try to clarify to y'all what I believe the GR and amendments are doing, and which may explain why the ballot is shaping up the way it is -- and that involves the release tea decision that the GFDL is non-free.
I am currently reconsidering the 3:1 requirement for the amendment, and also am considering splitting the amendment off into a separate GR, since the issues may be only superficially related. For example, follow the URL in [1], you can see that a number of bugs have been declared serious RC bugs. Then, the messages to debian-devel-announce@lists.debian.org referred to in [1] and [2] are messages frmo the release team before ([1]) and after ([2]) the release of sarge laying out their position unequivocally. ,----[ The release team states: ] | * Debian says GFDL is non-DFSG-free | * GFDL material will not be included in main `---- I posit the GR is a position statement explaining Debian's stance. ,----[ Anthony's proposal states: ] | * The problems with GFDL are "Invariant Sections", "Transparent | Copies" and "Digital Rights Management" | * FSF could make a new version of the license DFSG-free but hasn't | done so despite four years of negotiation `---- I also think Adeodato's amendment is actually conflating a position statement and an overturning of the rm team decision. ,----[ Adeodato's amendment states: ] | * Override the RM team, and Debian state that says GFDL is | non-DFSG-free only in some modes of use | * GFDL material in these modes of use will not be included in main | * The problems with GFDL are "The DRM Restriction", "Transparent | and Opaque Copies" and "Invariant Sections" | * Only the "Invariant Sections" problem makes the GFDL | non-free | * The other problems make GFDL incompatible with some other | licenses, but does not make material with no "Invariant | Sections" non-free -- thus Debian continues to include it | in main `---- manoj [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:gfdl [2] Subject: Bits (Nybbles?) from the Vancouver release team meeting Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:45:09 -0800 [3] Subject: Removing non-free documentation from main Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:36:11 +0200 -- Conquering Russia should be done steppe by steppe. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]