On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 04:11:35 +0300, Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 04:16:06PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
>> I propose the following amendment:
>>
>> - 5.2 The Foundation Documents are the works entitled "Debian
>> - Social Contract" and "Debian Free Software Guidelines".
>> + 5.2 The Foundation Document is the work entitled "Debian
>> + Social Contract".
> Hmm, I've always thought of the DFSG as *part of* the Social
> Contract. The Social Contract says:
> As there are many definitions of free software, we include the
> guidelines we use to determine if software is "free" below.
> Note the use of "include". The Social Contract includes the DFSG.
> So in a way I agree with this amendment, but for completely
> different reasons.
Hmm. This is a matter of interpretation. I have always assumed
that they were independent documents, and the juxtaposition merely
historical happenstance; I interpreted the include to mean include in
Debian. I guess either interpretation is convincing.
manoj
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