Ben Pfaff wrote: > > Jeff Noxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Although I certainly don't mind the suggestion of Corel getting one > (many?) developer accounts, I'm not certain I like the idea of voting > rights or access to -private... Just my $0.02. > > What's to stop individual Corelers from just becoming full-fledged > developers like any other developers? AFAIK we don't have any rules > against developers paid for by commercial interests, it's just that it > hasn't happened up to this point.
Err, Um, So what do most developers do for money? Are they/you all independently wealthy or is software development just a hobby and you all have "real" jobs. Personally, I work for a "commercial interest". I thought that the rule was that I follow the letter and spirit of the Debian Social Contract and that would be sufficient. Also, as companies typically have official policies I have taken some time to make sure that they are not in conflict with the Social Contract, nonetheless, I am not a lawyer and feel uneasy about this. Should I post my employers policies to "Debian Legal"? I did discuss my membership with my employer before becoming a maintainer, and they had no problems. I do agree that maybe the voting rules may need to be modified but how do you compute dedication to the Social Contract ;-)
