interfaces with such closed-source software is of some relevance to
all of us who want to see Debian thrive, even if we choose not to use
that software ourselves.
Helping closed source software developers is not an itch I
feel
like scratching. But if other people want to spend time making
things
easy for closed software, I am of course not going to stand in their
way, no matter what my opinions on such activities are.
However, if it comes to a choice between free software and
making things easier for non free software developers, or negatively
impacting libre software to help closed source software
development, I
know how I would choose.
So hurrying the release process to help out closed source
development is not likely to see me as cheering from the sidelines,
no. (pardon me if I am misinterpreting the thread as it happened on
-release, where the proposed time-line of releasing in two years are
being argued against because closed source software developers might
decide to select against Debian -- which seems close enough to
"hurrying up" to me). If that is not the case here, then I apologize
for the noise.
I haven't seen much Debian in the last 6 years in the commercial
world. RH rules that roost. If people have chosen closed source, then
they likely are also paying for an enterprise edition of their free
OS too. Linux == Redhat was done in like 2000. Time to worry about
other things.
People who choose Debian choose it for the freedom, the ethic, the
brilliance of apt and in general its rock solid nature. Bosses choose
RH, not minions.
Manoj, we love you and you are dead on here. The enterprise rocks to
a different beat and Debian dances to another. This is not a bad
thing. Keep making the good choices and the right people will keep
making the decision to use Debian.
/me wishes he could find the time to contribute again.
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