On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 10:20:49PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Anthony Towns has been arguing that the non-free archive really *is* > part of Debian, that while it isn't part of the "Debian Distribution", > it is obviously a part of the system as a whole.
In my opinion, Debian is an adjective, not a noun. So there's an implicit or explicit noun associated with the word in phrases like "part of Debian" -- when it's implicit, you have to determine that noun from context. Example nouns include: archive base system cdrom developer free software guidelines infrastructure mailing lists main archive ftp mirror package private keys project sarge social contract > This disregards the current text of the Social Contract section 5, > which is very clear that the non-free archives are "not part of the > Debian system" and that "non-free software isn't a part of Debian". Near as I can tell, you have disregarded the basic principles of logic, starting with your subject line which doesn't present a logical argument but instead presents a personal attack. Also, you've seemingly ignored related provisions in paragraphs 1 and 4 (and, for that matter, 3). -- Raul
