Re: Re: Call for votes

2006-09-27 Thread BALLABIO GERARDO
Pierre Habouzit wrote: > It seems that your MUA does use neither In-Reply-To: nor References: > headers. That breaks threads and makes a lot of noise. Please change > your MUA (or MTA? as it seems that's because your mail goes through > Exchange), or stop posting here. That makes your mails espe

Re: Re: Call for votes

2006-09-27 Thread BALLABIO GERARDO
Manoj Srivastava wrote: > | as long as we are legally allowed to do so, and the formware is > | distributed under a DFSG free license. This needs to be made clearer. I assume that your intention is to say "GPL'd (or otherwise DFSG-free licensed) firmware without source is allowed, but e

Re: Re: Call for votes

2006-09-27 Thread BALLABIO GERARDO
Frederik Schueler wrote: > this means we actually have to review all licenses before the release, Indeed, I have been under the impression that *every* maintainer must *always* check that *all* the files they are packaging are properly licensed and distributable by Debian. I must have been wrong?

Re: Re: Proposal: Recall the Project Leader

2006-09-27 Thread BALLABIO GERARDO
Martin Schulze wrote: > > > Technically, if Aj is deposed, steve will be as well. And as I said, > > > if Aj is retiring from dunc-tank, then Steve's position has to be > > > clarified in a second stage IMHO yes. Nothing has been done "against" > > > Steve's position as DPL-Assistant, especial

Re: Procedural rulings about proposing and sponsoring General resolutions

2006-09-22 Thread BALLABIO GERARDO
Hi, may I propose a simpler procedure. > 1. The electronic mailing list designated is >[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the authoritative source of >the full text of all resolutions, as well as the supporting >arguments and other material. > 2. Every proposal and sponsoring email must be sig

Re: Proposal: Recall the Project Leader

2006-09-22 Thread BALLABIO GERARDO
While the Constitution, as I read it, gives the developers the power to recall the DPL even without reason if they wish, my very humble opinion is that it should be done *only* when the DPL is guilty of something *very* bad. Please explain why that would be the case. If you feel that the DPL shoul