On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 07:31:14PM -0600, Barak Pearlmutter wrote: > > A /non-modifiable/ text could not be included in Debian, a > > /modifiable/ one would most likely be. > > is a load of hooey. Inclusion of snippets is not a violation of the > DFSG. Such an overly-literal interpretation of the rules is precisely > why we call them D-F-S-***GUIDELINES***! Because we use common sense > in their application.
Yes, and reject anything that impinges unacceptably on freedom, regardless of how it might be twisted to fit the DFSG. That includes such non-modifiable texts. Please do not attempt to make the "Debian has no principles but the DFSG, and the DFSG is only a set of guidelines, therefore Debian has no principles and can do anything" argument, because it's nonsense. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -><- |
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