> > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. [...] > > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > > non-free package are showing that they do not understand > > our philosophy and dedication to Free Software. >
Debian *does* support non-free software -- users are simply supposed to read the licenses before they install it. Here's a statement from http://www.debian.org/intro/about: "Although Debian believes in free software, there are cases where people want or need to put commercial software on their machine. Whenever possible Debian will support this. There are even a growing number of packages whose sole job is to install commercial software into a Debian system." I happen to agree with this philosophy, but even if you don't, we need to decide this as a group and stick with it. As long as we have a non-free section, let's do as good of a job with it as we can -- and that includes attracting developers to support it. Lex Spoon
