On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 06:56:44PM -0600, Adam Heath wrote: > On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:59:16PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > > > Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > I have some real trouble with the fact that all the work i do for > > > > debian is > > > > reported to the US secret services or whatever by the ftp-masters and > > > > our > > > > archive handling services, and i certainly did *NOT* agree to this > > > > being the > > > > case. > > > > > > What are you talking about? Debian prohibits anonymous developers, > > > always has; for the longest time this was the only real restriction on > > > joining Debian: you had to find a few other Debian developers to > > > verify you had a real ID. > > > > Yep, but there is a difference between the information being available, and > > it > > being actively feeded to the NSA or whoever. And it is especially bothering > > if > > this cause undue delay in our normal activities, like aj is saying it is. > > So, you want to abolish the DFSG? What part of free do you not understand?
Notice that : 1) to have a package pass NEW, some manual BSwhatevr notification is needed. 2) this means that we are not free to do a modification of a package that makes it go into NEW without the approval of the ftp-master *and* the notification to said agency. 3) Some would argue that this impose an additional fee or restriction (in the same way as a post-card licence) on our distribution as part of debian. (read the debian-legal posts for this past year or so, if you doubt). 4) furthermore, i believe that, altough it never happened, it could well be that the BSwhatever agency may also once it reads the notification, reject the export authorization for a particular package, no ? So, you want to go into DFSG flamewar, please go ahead. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
