Re: A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-12 Thread Bolan Meek
Stephen Frost wrote: > > On 10 Jun 2000, John Goerzen wrote: > > > Bolan Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I suggest that the non-free packages be replaced by installer > > > assistants, > > > > I would support such a solution as a compromise, and in fact, have > > already indicated suc

Re: A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-11 Thread Marek Habersack
** On Jun 11, John Goerzen scribbled: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marek Habersack) writes: > > > That would be acceptable, but I see just two points. First is a technical > > one: > > > > - if a package is fetched from a site outside of the Debian control, the > >Debian project cannot guarantee th

Re: A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-11 Thread Marek Habersack
** On Jun 11, John Goerzen scribbled: > Bolan Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I suggest that the non-free packages be replaced by installer > > assistants, > > I would support such a solution as a compromise, and in fact, have > already indicated such. As long as Debian does not distribu

Re: A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-10 Thread Stephen Frost
On 10 Jun 2000, John Goerzen wrote: > Bolan Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I suggest that the non-free packages be replaced by installer > > assistants, > > I would support such a solution as a compromise, and in fact, have > already indicated such. As long as Debian does not distribut

Re: A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-10 Thread John Goerzen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marek Habersack) writes: > That would be acceptable, but I see just two points. First is a technical > one: > > - if a package is fetched from a site outside of the Debian control, the >Debian project cannot guarantee the quality of service, because it cannot >guarant

Re: A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-10 Thread John Goerzen
Bolan Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I suggest that the non-free packages be replaced by installer > assistants, I would support such a solution as a compromise, and in fact, have already indicated such. As long as Debian does not distribute the non-free code itself. -- John -- To UNSU

Re: A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-10 Thread Marek Habersack
** On Jun 10, Bolan Meek scribbled: > Greetings: God bless you. > > Noting the tension between proponents of purifying in Debian's support > for > Free Software by removing non-free from what is now unstable (woody), > and proponents of supporting the users of non-free software by > continuing >

A Compromise Proposal on GR: Remove non-free

2000-06-09 Thread Bolan Meek
Greetings: God bless you. Noting the tension between proponents of purifying in Debian's support for Free Software by removing non-free from what is now unstable (woody), and proponents of supporting the users of non-free software by continuing to host non-free -with good arguments on both sides