Re: open source or free software?

2014-08-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 28/08/14 08:16, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 06:05:55PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: >>"JSHint is open source and will always stay this way."[2] >> >>"To be honest, I'm getting tired of these not-true-open-source talks. >> Out of all things I need to do with JSHint thi

Re: open source or free software?

2014-08-27 Thread Chris Bannister
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 06:05:55PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: > >"JSHint is open source and will always stay this way."[2] > >"To be honest, I'm getting tired of these not-true-open-source talks. > Out of all things I need to do with JSHint this issue is probably the > least important on

open source or free software?

2014-08-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
There has been some chat on my recent blog post[1] and #debian-devel about whether the terms "open source" or "free software" provide more correct or useful terminology. I had more frequently come across the "free software" definition, as it is used in "_Free Software_ Foundation" or "Debian _Fre

Re: Can I donate in bitcoin?

2014-08-27 Thread Russ Allbery
"Thijs Kinkhorst" writes: > The question about where to spend them on is a question on whether to keep > Bitcoin or convert it immediately. However, to the original question of > whether to accept Bitcoin, I say a full yes. +1. Absolutely. > Debian should make it as easy as possible for people

Re: Can I donate in bitcoin?

2014-08-27 Thread Jeroen Dekkers
At Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:10:55 +0200, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > > On Wed, August 27, 2014 04:54, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Russ Allbery [2014-08-26 19:43 -0700]: > >> I believe Debian's major expenses are Debconf, team meetings > >> (mostly travel and possibly some lodging and food), an

Re: Can I donate in bitcoin?

2014-08-27 Thread Thijs Kinkhorst
On Wed, August 27, 2014 04:54, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Russ Allbery [2014-08-26 19:43 -0700]: >> I believe Debian's major expenses are Debconf, team meetings >> (mostly travel and possibly some lodging and food), and computing >> hardware. I would be surprised if Bitcoin were useful

Re: Can I donate in bitcoin?

2014-08-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 27/08/14 05:26, Russ Allbery wrote: > martin f krafft writes: > >> The benefit of using Bitcoin for DebConf and sprints is to be able to >> reimburse people without the costs of cash or international money >> transfer. This is, in fact, one of the main ways I could see Debian use >> Bitcoin. >