Re: GR Proposal: GFDL statement

2006-01-07 Thread Andrew Suffield
; 3.0 and later should be fine, when they're released (2.x never will be). -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: How to handle tie?

2005-04-24 Thread Andrew Suffield
was _supposed_ to be simple Manoj it only took 2 weeks to write moshez Manoj: It requires a *diagram* to explain what each part does. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Denied vote and the definition of a DD

2005-03-20 Thread Andrew Suffield
are in the keyring, AND What is K? 1. Go to http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution. 2. Search for K is. And http://www.debian.org/vote/2005/vote_001 where the value of K for this vote is provided. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Question for candidate Robinson

2005-03-08 Thread Andrew Suffield
there was consensus, with the exception of the thing currently being dismissed. It's a fairly conventional circular argument; most people on -legal have stopped paying any attention. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Question for Andreas and Branden

2005-03-08 Thread Andrew Suffield
for the bottom of the pile... -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-08 Thread Andrew Suffield
the false dilemma posited by the US government to excuse their efforts to control the market) -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Question for Andreas Schuldei and Branden Robinson

2005-03-08 Thread Andrew Suffield
has. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Question for candidate Robinson

2005-03-08 Thread Andrew Suffield
like that, is one created and trumpeted by the anti-freedom advocates. It's fiction. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Q for Andreas Schuldei: Small teams??

2005-03-08 Thread Andrew Suffield
-- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 12:44:44AM +0100, Joachim Breitner wrote: Am Samstag, den 05.03.2005, 23:11 + schrieb Andrew Suffield: On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 03:30:14PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: Indeed, I would be reluctant to vote for any candiate who would commit to twenty-four

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
in the questions and just blindly answered them. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Clarification about krooger's platform

2005-03-03 Thread Andrew Suffield
are the space robots. We are here to protect you from the terrible secret of space. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Nomination

2005-02-27 Thread Andrew Suffield
the process works, I would like to take this opportunity to nominate 14 kilos of mature cheddar cheese, the entire population of Swaziland, and a dead camel, as a single candidate for Debian Project Leader. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Vote Robinson for DPL!

2005-02-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
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Re: Vote Robinson for DPL!

2005-02-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 10:49:05AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: Andrew Suffield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 02:04:48AM -0600, Ean Schuessler wrote: Truly, there is no justice. Of course not, don't be silly. Justice is an excuse used by people seeking

Re: Vote Robinson for DPL!

2005-02-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 11:48:50AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: Andrew Suffield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I didn't even put them in that order, why on earth would anybody think that one follows from the other? That's a semicolon, not a colon. So there is no connection between

Re: Vote Robinson for DPL!

2005-02-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 12:34:34PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: Andrew Suffield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you have an argument for either? Points that stand unchallenged do not require arguments. To do so would be a waste of valuable time. Figure it out for yourself, anyway

Re: PROPOSAL: Communication to solve the dispute. (was: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64)

2004-07-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
GRs that don't do anything. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: PROPOSAL: Communication to solve the dispute. (was: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64)

2004-07-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 08:51:14PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 07:16:04PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: You cannot write a GR to order somebody to do something. That's fundamental to the project structure, and written into the constitution. Get used to the idea

Re: PROPOSAL: Communication to solve the dispute. (was: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64)

2004-07-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 09:48:24PM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote: * Andrew Suffield ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040728 20:25]: On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 07:00:29PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: === The Debian project hereby

Re: PROPOSAL: Communication to solve the dispute. (was: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64)

2004-07-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
... -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: PROPOSAL: Communication to solve the dispute.

2004-07-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 11:05:19PM +0200, Roland Mas wrote: Andrew Suffield, 2004-07-28 22:20:09 +0200 : None of these other things worked, so this one must? That's not actually rational... Ever heard of the Shadoks? [1] They had this saying: Keep on trying, and you'll eventually

Re: General Resolution: Force AMD64 into Sasrge

2004-07-20 Thread Andrew Suffield
to a mailing list as normal prose. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64

2004-07-14 Thread Andrew Suffield
is when the constitution says that we have no other choice (like editing the blasted foundation documents). -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64

2004-07-13 Thread Andrew Suffield
and there is no way, other than an amendment to the Social Contract, to force a group into activity. I think you need to modify the constitution itself to do that. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64

2004-07-13 Thread Andrew Suffield
this clause is that it's a complete no-op. It's also a vote for more money. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Discussions in Debian

2004-06-25 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 05:58:45PM +1000, Russell Coker wrote: On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:13, Andrew Suffield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 12:57:08AM +0200, David N. Welton wrote: I don't know what it is about your style of comunication, but it reminds me more of debate

Re: Discussions in Debian

2004-06-24 Thread Andrew Suffield
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Re: What your ballot should look like if you're in favor of releasing sarge

2004-06-24 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 02:35:59PM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 07:45:53PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: I find it to be more like fishing for consensus, by trying as many possibilities as possible (hence buckshot). It really could have been better refined

Re: What your ballot should look like if you're in favor of releasing sarge

2004-06-24 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 03:15:22PM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 05:42:04AM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: That's just so totally American. Now there's the ad hominem attack you keep referring to. No, that would be You are American, therefore your argument is wrong

Discussions in Debian

2004-06-23 Thread Andrew Suffield
to the discussion, and who is simply deciding Is this post on my side? If yes, AOL, if no, flame. It is interesting that this does not occur on most lists. I think we have a troll infestation. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Analysis of the ballot options

2004-06-22 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 11:58:31AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: * Andrew Suffield: The discussion about fonts, closed and semi-closed data formats, and data formats which are inherently lossy and for which we lack the lossless source files has not really started yet. It will take months

Re: What your ballot should look like if you're in favor of releasing sarge

2004-06-22 Thread Andrew Suffield
pairwise preferences; everything else is either equivalent to this, or will backfire) -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Analysis of the ballot options

2004-06-20 Thread Andrew Suffield
involved does not understand it. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Analysis of the ballot options

2004-06-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
in general. I think that our users are best served by having free software, and releasing with anything less is doing them a major disservice, especially if we foist non-free software on them for two or three years until the next release. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield

Re: Analysis of the ballot options

2004-06-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
that was not supposed to be removed just a while ago. Only if you take it as a given that the old release policy was correct. Otherwise it's just that heads have been forcibly removed from the sand now. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Analysis of the ballot options

2004-06-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
. There is no reason to think that it would take a long time to evict all the offending material - it's trivial in most cases. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: Analysis of the ballot options

2004-06-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
not doing that, but rather providing a concise analysis of the options available for people who haven't been following the discussion. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Analysis of the ballot options

2004-06-19 Thread Andrew Suffield
in my first mail, but anyway: this is based on the assumption that our users are best served by non-free software. See the thread parent for a more detailed rebuttal. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-16 Thread Andrew Suffield
stuff just isn't that hard; it wouldn't take long. Anyway, a non-free release is useless to many people and a disservice to our users; ignoring crippling issues like this, just to get a release out sooner, does not sound like a good idea to me. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield

Re: Proposal G

2004-06-04 Thread Andrew Suffield
; this is dumb. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Proposal G (was: Proposal - Deferment of Changes from GR 2004-003)

2004-06-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
. With this in mind, the contradiction inherant in this resolution can only be interpreted as equivalent to The DFSG is hereby rendered impotent for all practical purposes; anything can be included in main if we feel like it. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http

Re: Proposal G (was: Proposal - Deferment of Changes from GR 2004-003)

2004-06-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 10:19:15AM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote: For our users, we promise to do regular releases; as a guideline, a major release of the distribution should happen about once a year. We vote for more money -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http

Re: Ready to vote on 2004-003?

2004-05-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 03:47:46AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 03:57:19PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: I believe Anthony Towns has said that he now believes his earlier release policy to be in error. No. It was an error to try to set the release policy myself

Re: Proposal - Deferment of Changes from GR 2004-003

2004-05-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 09:38:12PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 01:06:39PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: I propose the following amendment, replacing the entire text of the resolution: The Debian project resolves that it will not compromise on freedom

Re: Proposed ballot for the GR: Deciding on the effect of GR 2004_003

2004-05-17 Thread Andrew Suffield
didn't like with anything that reduces to Oh, they didn't really *mean* that rather speaks for itself. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Proposal - Deferment of Changes from GR 2004-003

2004-05-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
is what is meant, and that Debian does not cut corners in order to release sooner. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Proposal - Deferment of Changes from GR 2004-003

2004-05-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
is what is meant, and that Debian does not cut corners in order to release sooner. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: First Draft proposal for modification of Debian Free Software Guidelines:

2004-04-29 Thread Andrew Suffield
with that logo, and I have more important things to do. Somebody who cares about it should chase it up and get it fixed. I'm not really convinced that the official logo has a good excuse for existing. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
to be absent or apathetic. If that were the case then there's a great deal of dead weight, and it would indeed be reasonable to pass the change without them. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
think. We had that vote too (disambiguation of 4.1.5), and decided differently. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
to be absent or apathetic. If that were the case then there's a great deal of dead weight, and it would indeed be reasonable to pass the change without them. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-28 Thread Andrew Suffield
think. We had that vote too (disambiguation of 4.1.5), and decided differently. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-26 Thread Andrew Suffield
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Re: GR: Editorial amendments to the social contract

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
to remember what it was. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: SC changes

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
currently says, this is pretty clearly what it *does* say, if you sit and think about it. That said, I can still invoke the typographical corrections rule if anybody should come up with a particularly convincing one. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http

Re: Moving clarifications to an Addendum instead of editing the SC ?

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
to reach an agreement on the Addendum text. I don't think that several pages of mental diffs are conductive to understanding, so pure conservatism doesn't sound like a good justification for doing it. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: GR: Editorial amendments to the social contract

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
who produce free artwork. You're assuming that they don't exist or matter without even thinking about it. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: GR: Editorial amendments to the social contract

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
to remember what it was. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: SC changes

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
currently says, this is pretty clearly what it *does* say, if you sit and think about it. That said, I can still invoke the typographical corrections rule if anybody should come up with a particularly convincing one. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http

Re: Moving clarifications to an Addendum instead of editing the SC ?

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
to reach an agreement on the Addendum text. I don't think that several pages of mental diffs are conductive to understanding, so pure conservatism doesn't sound like a good justification for doing it. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: GR: Editorial amendments to the social contract

2004-04-01 Thread Andrew Suffield
who produce free artwork. You're assuming that they don't exist or matter without even thinking about it. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: Proposed transition plan for non-free and call for help

2004-03-10 Thread Andrew Suffield
allow Suggests: on non-free packages. It's got more or less nothing to do with non-free. We only allow Suggests on packages not in main. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Proposal: Keep non-free

2004-03-10 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 07:40:49PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: Andrew Suffield wrote: hardware manufacturers (in the last instance) only. Do you think that they produce everything built in their devices? Do you really think that hardware manufacturers don't decide what

Re: Proposed transition plan for non-free and call for help

2004-03-10 Thread Andrew Suffield
allow Suggests: on non-free packages. It's got more or less nothing to do with non-free. We only allow Suggests on packages not in main. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Proposal: Keep non-free

2004-03-10 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 07:40:49PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: Andrew Suffield wrote: hardware manufacturers (in the last instance) only. Do you think that they produce everything built in their devices? Do you really think that hardware manufacturers don't decide what

Re: still more questions for the candidates

2004-03-09 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:42:16PM +, Stephen Stafford wrote: Given that the DPL is, in many ways, the representative of Debian to the world Is that *really* true, and should it be? -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Andrew Suffield
you want. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: still more questions for the candidates

2004-03-09 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:42:16PM +, Stephen Stafford wrote: Given that the DPL is, in many ways, the representative of Debian to the world Is that *really* true, and should it be? -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Proposal: Keep non-free

2004-03-09 Thread Andrew Suffield
uses, beeing 200% more expensive? Ah, the old argument that says free software can never possibly work or compete with commercial software. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: First Call for votes: General resolution for the handling of the non-free section

2004-03-09 Thread Andrew Suffield
you want. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:39:50PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:48:13PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: The alternative is that there is nothing interesting here. It's not a very interesting alternative. Occam's razor says we go with it until we have a reason to do

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 07:06:50PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:35:03PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 08:21:08AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: You have an alternate theory explaining the low incidence of women in male dominated

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 09:05:27AM +, Peter Samuelson wrote: [Andrew Suffield] Psychology and sociology are fuzzy sciences for the most part, where very little is proven. That does not mean that the standards for proof should be lowered, it means that their conclusions should

Re: General Resolution: Handling of the non-free section: proposedBallot

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
don't think it has any real effect, either; I find both possibilities to be unlikely to the point of absurdity] -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:39:50PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:48:13PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: The alternative is that there is nothing interesting here. It's not a very interesting alternative. Occam's razor says we go with it until we have a reason to do

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:26:44PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:58:03 +, Andrew Suffield [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:16:43PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:35:03PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: On Fri, Mar 05

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 07:06:50PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:35:03PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 08:21:08AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: You have an alternate theory explaining the low incidence of women in male dominated

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 09:05:27AM +, Peter Samuelson wrote: [Andrew Suffield] Psychology and sociology are fuzzy sciences for the most part, where very little is proven. That does not mean that the standards for proof should be lowered, it means that their conclusions should

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 11:22:06AM +, Peter Samuelson wrote: [Andrew Suffield] We can't be sure whether this orange-haired person likes to eat babies or not. He probably does, lock him up. Not that a baby-eating example isn't a bit loaded ... but ok, I'll run with it: Many orange

Re: General Resolution: Handling of the non-free section: proposedBallot

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
don't think it has any real effect, either; I find both possibilities to be unlikely to the point of absurdity] -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:37:43AM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 02:07:06AM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 10:04:15AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/x28.html#AEN41 Hey, I

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
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Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:16:43PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:35:03PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 08:21:08AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: You have an alternate theory explaining the low incidence of women in male dominated

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:08:14PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 07:58:03PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: The plural of anecdote is not data. True, but then what would you suggest as an alternative means of gathering data? Should we stick the users in a set of test

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 04:28:49PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:10:45PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: There is a massive difference between working assumption and proven. To use plausible arguments in place of proofs, and henceforth to refer to these arguments

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:37:43AM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 02:07:06AM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 10:04:15AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/x28.html#AEN41 Hey, I

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -- | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
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Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:16:43PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:35:03PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 08:21:08AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: You have an alternate theory explaining the low incidence of women in male dominated

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:08:14PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 07:58:03PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: The plural of anecdote is not data. True, but then what would you suggest as an alternative means of gathering data? Should we stick the users in a set of test

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 04:02:26PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 08:54:05PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: Absence of evidence is not justification for inventing evidence. If you can't prove something, that doesn't mean you should lower the standards for proof, it means

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 04:28:49PM -0500, David Nusinow wrote: On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:10:45PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: There is a massive difference between working assumption and proven. To use plausible arguments in place of proofs, and henceforth to refer to these arguments

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-04 Thread Andrew Suffield
normally ground in logic smacks of denial. Hey, I remember that incident, and the author of the HOWTO has blown it out of all proportion. Try talking to the people involved. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-04 Thread Andrew Suffield
normally ground in logic smacks of denial. Hey, I remember that incident, and the author of the HOWTO has blown it out of all proportion. Try talking to the people involved. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: non-free proposal (was Re: Questions to candidates)

2004-03-03 Thread Andrew Suffield
disagree with them. But I can't imagine any even theoretically possible scenarios where this would change their opinion, so there's no point wasting the effort. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Questions to candidates

2004-03-03 Thread Andrew Suffield
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Re: Just a single Question for the Candidates

2004-03-03 Thread Andrew Suffield
that they are not women. dark hysterical is actually an interesting word, it basically means having a womb. Psychologists once thought it was something women did naturally. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org

Re: Questions to candidates

2004-03-03 Thread Andrew Suffield
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