Euh. This ought to be signed, IIRC.. On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 06:21:41PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 05:27:24PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > > > > > It really sucks that we reached this point. But since proper communication has > > failed horribly to resolve this, I recognise there's no other way. > > > > Seconded. > > I hereby withdraw my second to this proposal. > > Many developers were concerned about voting not being the most adequate method > to solve technical problems, and I'm only concerned about the communication > problem. I'll try to help finding another solution. > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 02:43:59PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > > The Debian project, > > > > > > based on its Social Contract stating that its priorities are its users > > > and free software, > > > > > > recognizing that the AMD64-based architectures are likely to become the > > > most widespread on personal computers and workstations in a near future, > > > > > > and acknowledging that its users want to take advantage of all this > > > architecture's features, > > > > > > hereby resolves: > > > > > > 1. that the next Debian GNU/Linux release, codenamed "sarge", will > > > include the "amd64" architecture, based on the work currently hosted > > > at http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/ ; > > > 2. that non-compliance of that "amd64" distribution with the Linux > > > Standard Base specification for IA32 will not be considered a > > > release-critical bug; > > > 3. that we will include it immediately in the "sid" distribution and > > > auto-building infrastructure, and take all appropriate steps so > > > that inclusion won't delay the release of "sarge" any further. > > > > > > Rationale: > > > > > > With our current release timeframe, AMD64 is likely to become the most > > > sold architecture for personal computers way before the release that > > > will follow sarge. If we don't release sarge with AMD64 support, our > > > users will be very disappointed. The popularity of the debian-amd64 > > > project just shows what they are waiting for. > > > > > > Furthermore, the AMD64 architecture is mostly ready. It now builds just > > > as many packages as our other release architectures, and it has a > > > working installer. > > > > > > The only valid reasons for not including it are lack of LSB compliance > > > (which can still be easily achieved with a i386 chroot) and mirror space > > > (which will be saved using partial mirroring). Another reason seems to > > > be the lack of cooperation of some developers. This resolution intends > > > to make everyone cooperate in this direction. Of course, the author of > > > this resolution would welcome if the people responsible would just do > > > it, thereby making this resolution superfluous. > > > > > > > > > I'm looking for seconds for this proposal, and I hope this can be > > > discussed quickly so that it doesn't delay the release for too long. > > > -- > > > .''`. Josselin Mouette /\./\ > > > : :' : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > `. `' [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > `- Debian GNU/Linux -- The power of freedom > > > > -- > > Robert Millan > > > > "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the > > thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he > > gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work." > > > > -- J.R.R.T., Ainulindale (Silmarillion) > > > > -- > Robert Millan > > (Debra and Ian) (Gnu's Not (UNiplexed Information and Computing System))/\ > (kernel of *(Berkeley Software Distribution)) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
-- Robert Millan (Debra and Ian) (Gnu's Not (UNiplexed Information and Computing System))/\ (kernel of *(Berkeley Software Distribution))
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