On Mon, Oct 27 2008, Robert Millan wrote: > Option 1 (reaffirm the Social Contract) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software > community (Social Contract #4); > > 2. Given that we have known for two previous releases that we have > non-free bits in various parts of Debian, and a lot of progress has > been made, and we are almost to the point where we can provide a > free version of the Debian operating system, we will delay the > release of Lenny until such point that the work to free the operating > system is complete. > > Option 2 (allow Lenny to release with propietary firmware) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software > community (Social Contract #4); > > 2. We acknowledge that there is a lot of progress in the kernel firmware > issue; however, it is not yet finally sorted out; > > 3. We assure the community that there will be no regressions in the > progress > made for freedom in the kernel distributed by Debian relative to the > Etch > release in Lenny > > 4. We give priority to the timely release of Lenny over sorting every bit > out; for this reason, we will treat removal of sourceless firmware as a > best-effort process, and deliver firmware in udebs as long as it is > necessary for installation (like all udebs), and firmware included in > the kernel itself as part of Debian Lenny, as long as we are legally > allowed to do so, and the firmware is distributed upstream under a > license that complies with the DFSG. > > (Since this option overrides the SC, I believe it would require 3:1 majority)
I second The proposals labelled Options 1 and Option 2 quoted
above.
manoj
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