On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 03:50:07PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 09:00:02AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > > > Whether loaded by the kernel or present on the chip, we have > > > promised that works without source code will not be distributed in > > > Debian. > > "We"? > That's what I wrote, yes. I, like every other Debian Developer and > Debian Maintainer (unless I misunderstand the process of gaining those > responsibilities?), have explicitly declared my understanding of, > adherence to, and support of that promise. It appears what you don't understand is what the DFSG actually says, since you're playing word substitution games with the text. Maybe /you've/ promised not to distribute any works without source code in Debian. The Debian project has done no such thing. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]