Re: Diversity statement for the Debian Project

2012-04-12 Thread David Prévot
Hi, Le 12/04/2012 12:22, Moray Allan a écrit : > Phil wrote: >> Le 12/04/2012 08:08, Gerfried Fuchs a écrit : >>> Maybe I'm too picky, and you can base it on me not being a native >>> speaker - but then, most people that will read it might be non-native >>> speakers. >> If it is deemed that the

Re: Diversity statement for the Debian Project

2012-04-12 Thread Moray Allan
Phil wrote: > If it is deemed that the clarification is needed, then adding 'too' is > not the way to do it -- instead we could go for: > >  adding 'also' after 'we': > >    ... technical in nature, we also value and encourage contributions ... > >  or perhaps adding 'as well' where you were sugges

Re: Debian "Position" on Software Patents

2012-04-12 Thread dE .
On 04/12/12 20:53, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Thu, 2012-04-12 at 19:59 +0530, dE . wrote: On 04/12/12 19:53, Josselin Mouette wrote: Le jeudi 12 avril 2012 à 19:07 +0530, dE . a écrit : [...] As a result I suggest, restricting the download and hosting of such software in the US.. since software

Re: Debian "Position" on Software Patents

2012-04-12 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Thu, 2012-04-12 at 19:59 +0530, dE . wrote: > On 04/12/12 19:53, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > Le jeudi 12 avril 2012 à 19:07 +0530, dE . a écrit : [...] > >> As a result I suggest, restricting the download and hosting of such > >> software in the US.. since software patents practically only apply

Re: Diversity statement for the Debian Project

2012-04-12 Thread Philip Hands
On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:08:32 +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: > * Stefano Zacchiroli [2012-04-09 14:02:02 CEST]: > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 02:28:58PM +0100, Francesca Ciceri wrote: > > > So, I wrote a draft - mainly based on the one [4] created for Ubuntu > > > by Matt Zimmerman with the help of Ma

Re: Debian "Position" on Software Patents

2012-04-12 Thread dE .
On 04/12/12 19:53, Josselin Mouette wrote: Le jeudi 12 avril 2012 à 19:07 +0530, dE . a écrit : I'm very much unhappy with the policies put down here, looking at the amount of patents Microsoft is holding, it making developing any software a challenge; that results in the Debian repos being --em

Re: Debian "Position" on Software Patents

2012-04-12 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le jeudi 12 avril 2012 à 19:07 +0530, dE . a écrit : > I'm very much unhappy with the policies put down here, looking at the > amount of patents Microsoft is holding, it making developing any > software a challenge; that results in the Debian repos being > --emtpy--. For the - at least - 15th time

Re: Debian "Position" on Software Patents

2012-04-12 Thread dE .
On 04/12/12 07:37, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Hi, in February, Stefano Zacchiroli added a document titled "Debian Position on Software Patents" to our website: http://www.debian.org/legal/patent This document includes both a position and a policy regarding software patents. It states: 1.

Re: Diversity statement for the Debian Project

2012-04-12 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
* Stefano Zacchiroli [2012-04-09 14:02:02 CEST]: > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 02:28:58PM +0100, Francesca Ciceri wrote: > > So, I wrote a draft - mainly based on the one [4] created for Ubuntu > > by Matt Zimmerman with the help of Mary Gardiner, Valerie Aurora > > and Benjamin Mako Hill - and I'd l

Re: Debian "Position" on Software Patents

2012-04-12 Thread MJ Ray
Filipus Klutiero wrote: > 5. A request/demand that people concerned with specific patent issues > do not share their concerns, except with the contact point mentioned > in 3. > > [...] 5. is, however, anti-transparency, and IMO against > our ethics. Such a position statement cannot be ma