MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Rich Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] >> So a charity for the benefit of Debian members would not work unless >> Debian was a charity, which it can't be for the aforementioned political >> reason. > > I thought the political exeception was most about seeking to > directly influence legislation and what-not. Debian's specific > purpose is "to create a free operating system" - is that > political? I don't know.
I'm sure someone with an axe to grind against, say, Free Software as a whole would like the chance to use this to drag a bunch of developers into court. Anyway, with the word "free" in that being "free as in freedom", I suspect it is most explicitly political :-> cheers, Rich. -- rich walker | Shadow Robot Company | [EMAIL PROTECTED] technical director 251 Liverpool Road | need a Hand? London N1 1LX | +UK 20 7700 2487 www.shadow.org.uk/products/newhand.shtml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
