On Mon, 03 May 2004, Osamu Aoki wrote: > In historic sense, when the SC was drawn, these firmwares were > outside of "software" which we wanted to keep 100% free. So if we > reactivate old one, we may not face this issue for good according to > the "resolution" made in 1997.
Merely reverting to the old SC will keep intact the ambiguity[1] surrounding what is and is not software. If you feel that the current SC is suboptimal, make a specific proposal to deal with the suboptimal nature of it. While reversion is an option, I'm not convinced that it's a particularly sane one. Don Armstrong 1: or at least the conflict -- If you wish to strive for peace of soul, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire. -- Friedrich Nietzsche http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
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