On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, David Mandelberg wrote: > > Depends on how much longer the hot babe/LCC/blob threads are going to > > last. :) > > > 'last'? That implies that there will be an end.
Luckily the Debian developers are wise enough to know that we are supposed to be running an operating system not a debating club but it does give outsiders the unfortunate impression of fiddling while Rome fails to release. That's not good. > Hot-babe and LCC may have > relatively simple solutions, but as long as there are corporations that > want more money and free software isn't as profitable as proprietary > software, the blob issue probably won't stop. > >From Debians point of view it is an open and shut case. If it is non-free it can't go in main. I sympathize with the rearguard who are trying to say blobs are not software but they haven't got much of a leg to stand on I'm afraid. > Also, blob and hot-babe wouldn't hold up sarge, blob is not directly > related to Debian and if hot-babe is delayed it will just be put into > etch instead of being rushed into sarge. > Please correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't been following the threads > that closely. > No you're right I suppose. Still its scant comfort for those who are eagerly waiting for sarge. -- Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> La Salle Debain - http://www.braincells.com/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
