Paul Wise <p...@debian.org> writes: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:17 AM, Ole Streicher wrote: >> a reference that Debian prefers strong privacy > > AFAICT we don't have an official statement about this, but: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2008/02/msg00060.html [...]
Is there a reason why it is not there? > Policy says: > > For packages in the main archive, no required [debian/rules] targets > may attempt network access. That is different. debian/rules targets don't attempt network access in my case. It is the final program which does it. > My personal opinion is that Debian policy should be: > > Debian packages must respect sysadmin and user privacy and encourage > sysadmins and users to respect the privacy of everyone. So, disabled > by default, informed consent and don't manipulate people into > destroying their privacy with click-through stuff. Some discussion of > click-through culture is in the recent episode of FaiF: > > http://faif.us/cast/2016/nov/01/0x5E/ I observe that the common opinion in Debian is strictly pro privacy -- but why it is not in the policy? It is quite hard to discuss those topics with upstream if there is no reference to a settled opinion, but rather a number of lengthy discussions. Best regards Ole
