On Tue, 01 Jun 2004, Andreas Barth wrote: > We, Debian, reaffirm that our priorities are our users and the free > software community. We keep to that, both are our priorities. We > don't intend to give one of them up for the other. We strongly > believe that, in the long run, their interests are the same.
That's a nice thing to say, but in the short term, what exactly does this mean for the various clases of controversial works under discussion here? It seems that you're basically resolving not to resolve anything and maintain the muddy status quo. > For our users, we promise to do regular releases; as a guideline, a > major release of the distribution should happen about once a year. I have no idea why this is being discussed in the context of this vote. I suggest that this is an anciliary issue that should be voted on separately. [Secretary: is this your understanding as well?] > Furthermore, by this decision, we overrule the decision by the > release manager in > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/04/msg06588.html and > re-inforce the release policy that was valid prior to this > date[1]. Of course, the Release Manager team is authorized to adjust > the release policy. I would suggest using a positive direction instead of the nebulous concept of "overruling the decision". That is, direct the release manager to make a release policy along a specific line to resolve whatever problem you believe exists in the RM's interpretation of policy. Finally, this resolution seems to conflict with the social contract as it stands. This conflict should be resolved within this proposal by recinding appropriate sections of the contract, or inserting specific language to the contract itself. Don Armstrong -- A people living under the perpetual menace of war and invasion is very easy to govern. It demands no social reforms. It does not haggle over expenditures on armaments and military equipment. It pays without discussion, it ruins itself, and that is an excellent thing for the syndicates of financiers and manufacturers for whom patriotic terrors are an abundant source of gain. -- Anatole France http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
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