On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:39:52 +0200, Anton Zinoviev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 03:24:16PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >> I beg to differ. There is a reason the foundation docuyments have a >> 3:1 modification requirement: If a simple majority were enough to >> "interpret" codicils on a novel and unconvetional fashion, then >> there is no point of the constitutional requirement for super >> majority. > The interpretation I proposed is not a novel and unconventional. It > is not novel because it represents notion for "free software" that > is older that Debian. It is not unconventional because it is > widespread among the free software community. I'd say that your > interpretation is more unconventional than mine. It is a novel and unconventional reading of the foundation document. What third parties think about related things is immateriel. > So far there is absolutely _no_ decision taken by Debian project > that invalidates my interpretation. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. But when we ratified "The license must allow modifications", we did take a decision. manoj -- The CS Sage says: Seek new employment prior to the imposition of performance penalties on your project. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]