On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 05:39:43PM -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote: > > [Sven Luther] > > To add to that, if i where Peter, i may feel slightly offended by the > > tone of your reply as well as the content of it. > > I wasn't offended. AJ's tone wasn't derogatory - he made some > observations and offered some advice. He's quite right that my views > are not those of a developer, and that when I say I will "expect" > something to happen, this is a user expectation, no more.
Ok. > It is also true that saying something is a red herring, without > explaining why, is probably negligent. What I meant is this: the > status of software which Debian does not ship (the software embedded in > hardware) is outside the scope of the Social Contract, and thus it's > not meaningful to argue about the status of software Debian ships by > comparing the two. And if a comparison is not meaningful, introducing > it into an argument constitutes a red herring. Well, it was evident from your post that that was what you meant. > > You are the DPL, and as thus speak with the authority given by the > > whole project > > He didn't use the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address. It was clear to me that > he was speaking as a developer, not as the DPL. he doesn't use the leader@ address even on issues related to his DPL role, as i well know, so this is no guarantee. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
