On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 16:27 -0500, William Pitcock wrote: > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 14:20 -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 23:28 +0300, Kalle Kivimaa wrote: > > > Would it be a good compromise between SCs #1, #3 and #4 if we made an > > > exhaustive list of non-free bits in main, and make it our goal that the > > > list gets smaller between each release and not to add anything to > > > that list? > > > > I would be entirely happy with that. But I have just been told by > > William Pitcock that apparently we are required somehow to support new > > hardware with non-free software too. So it's not a decreasing list, > > it's an accordion list with no real commitment to the DFSG at all. > > Do not put words into my mouth. I simply stated that user experience is > an important factor, and that if free drivers (*FREE*) which depend on > non-free firmware are available, and the firmware is inline, then it > should not block Lenny's release.
Huh? So you would be willing to agree to a rule that we never add anything new to the list of non-free bits? Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
