On 04.01.19 23:44, Philip Hands wrote: > Christian Kastner <c...@kvr.at> writes: > >> We agree on this: Debian's is a (very!) limited form of government. >> However, I argue that censorship is within these limits. > > Debian doesn't even have enough legal existence to open a bank account, > let alone apply even the lightest form of coercion to someone.
Eldon addressed this in another reply. > How is that anything like a government? How is one member removing another member from a platform _on behalf of the Project_ not an aspect of government? That action fits every definition of government that I could find. > There is no territory or jurisdiction into which one can stumble by > mistake and find oneself suddenly within the zone of influence of > Debian. The DPL has numerous powers to which I, as long as I am part of this community, could be bound. The CTTE has jurisdiction and the power to override technical decisions in my contributions to this community. > The only real sanction that can be exercised in the name of the project > is the removal of a previously granted privilege. I don't share your assumption that this is a privilege and not a right (according to the definitions I found), but regardless: exercising _in the name of th project_, as you say, makes it an official action of the community. -- Christian Kastner
