On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 02:18:46PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 09:16:56AM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > > http://www.debian.org/vote/2000/vote_0008 > > I do have some questions, which I've not been able to answer > for myself after poking around a bit: > > What is the rationale for this proposal?
Before answering, I should say that the below remarks are for myself only. There are others that support non-free removal for different reasons (or perhaps place greatest emphasis different places.) Here are some links that may be useful: First draft of resolution (rationale statement follows): http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/debian-devel-200006/msg00215.html (Wow, looks like I could have won the woody release date guessing contest <g>) Amplifications: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/debian-devel-200006/msg00506.html The discussion seems to have occured variously on -vote, -project, and -devel in June 2000. Perhaps some threads were crossposted; I'm uncertain. > I've read what you had to say in the year 2000, which I'd summarize as "To > preserve purity of essence" [and maybe "To achieve peace on earth."], but > I imagine you might be able to come up with a better summarization than I. If I were to say it in three words, I'd say: Because it's right. -- John
