* Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-02-28 12:09]: > > When the Social Contract was originally drafted, the title "Our > > Priorities are Our Users and Free Software" was meant to strike a > > balance between meeting the needs of those who would use Debian and > > the idealism of the Free Software movement that we emerged from. > > Do you agree above understanding of "Debian History"? (Bdale: skip this) > [X] Yes > [ ] No > [ ] I do not know / No comment > Comment:
Yes, I agree this was the case when the SC was drafted. However, I also agree with Branden that there is not fundamental tension between the neews of our users and Free Software. > > The most concrete example of this balance is the existence of non-free. > > Do you agree above understanding of "Debian History"? (Bdale: skip this) > [X] Yes (even if you want to change current situation in near future.) > [ ] No > [ ] I do not know / No comment > Comment: non-free was important for some users because there were no good alternatives available. This is slowly changing, however. > What shall be done if there is a conflict between "user" and "freedom". > > [X] Freedom rules! > [ ] User rules! (I hope no one picks this.) > [ ] I do not know / No comment > [X] Seek amicable compromise > Comment: We should try to achieve a compromise, but in the end, we should preserve our freedom and that of our users. > Do you think we need to change situation over non-free? > > [ ] Yes (Within the next DPL term) > [ ] Yes (Timeline is flexible) > [ ] Yes (After the next DPL term) > [ ] No > [X] I do not know / No comment > Comment: I used to think that non-free should be removed. Nowadays, I tend to think it's ok to just let it die off slowly... moving non-free to a different archive outside of Debian and mainting a separate archive is very much work; and our current ftp-masters seen not to mind maintaining non-free as part of the current archive... Actually, I think it's quite funny that no one in the non-free debate has actually bothered to ask those who are involved about their opinion (especially the ftp-masters, but also QA people -- they have to deal with non-free issues, even if they might not care). > Do you think DPL needs to place its leadership to steer Debian on this > issue? > > [ ] Yes (It is within DPL's scope of responsibility) > [X] No (It is not within DPL's scope of responsibility) > [ ] I do not know / No comment > Comment: -- Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
