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> I disagree, I think it is a great idea to not give attention to the > authors of the software. Using software is about the software, not about > its authors. > By having this whole thread, there is so much attention brought to them > and their views. If it was just packaged as any other software, without > talking about who made that software, there would be no attention given > to their views. If Guix project doesn't care who writes software that is > being packaged, it's easy to justify that Guix is not advocating or > opposing any views of the authors of the software. By cherry picking > what software to use based on the authors starts sending that message > even for packages that are already in Guix now, and all packages that > will be in it. > > So I would like to thank you for not bringing it up yourself. And > personally it pains me to see such a thread in guix-devel list. In general, I'd agree. Giving considerations to how the software may be used, for what purpose, or who wrote it, or what are their views, shouldn't be part of the consideration when determining whether a software can be distributed in Guix or not: its license should be the main factor. -- Thanks, Maxim
