Re: Our counting procedure

2001-03-30 Thread Dale Scheetz
s it is clear to me just who won. > > Congrats Ben. I wish the Project a good year under your leadership! <\begin{aol}> metometometo ;-) <\end{aol}> Best of Luck to Ben and the Project in the coming year, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "Dwarf's Guide to Debian

Re: Our counting procedure

2001-03-30 Thread Dale Scheetz
s it is clear to me just who won. > > Congrats Ben. I wish the Project a good year under your leadership! <\begin{aol}> metometometo ;-) <\end{aol}> Best of Luck to Ben and the Project in the coming year, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "Dwarf's Guide to Debian

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-06 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Jules Bean wrote: > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 07:35:52AM -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote: > > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 02:42:53AM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote: > > > > I do not want to see non-fr

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-06 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Jules Bean wrote: > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 07:35:52AM -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote: > > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 02:42:53AM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote: > > > > I do not want to see non-fr

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-05 Thread Dale Scheetz
u are unable to read. I doubt that anything of substance could be said about "actually nobody in this thread". Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- See www.linuxpress.com for more details _-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-05 Thread Dale Scheetz
o our ideals, but an expression of just how far we will go for the freedom of our users to choose between available items of useful software, while strongly declaring our licensing principles. non-free is the line we draw in the sand. Removing that line isn't in anyone's best inte

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-05 Thread Dale Scheetz
u are unable to read. I doubt that anything of substance could be said about "actually nobody in this thread". Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-05 Thread Dale Scheetz
o our ideals, but an expression of just how far we will go for the freedom of our users to choose between available items of useful software, while strongly declaring our licensing principles. non-free is the line we draw in the sand. Removing that line isn't in anyone's best inte

Re: [Notice] Social Contract Change Vote

2000-10-11 Thread Dale Scheetz
are my choice. What choices were you offering on the ballot you submitted? Some clever people seem to have figured it out, but even with their suggestions it isn't clear to me that this was your intention. Waiting is, > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 10:57:05AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:

Re: [Notice] Social Contract Change Vote

2000-10-11 Thread Dale Scheetz
are my choice. What choices were you offering on the ballot you submitted? Some clever people seem to have figured it out, but even with their suggestions it isn't clear to me that this was your intention. Waiting is, > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 10:57:05AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:

Re: [Notice] Social Contract Change Vote

2000-10-10 Thread Dale Scheetz
block any action resulting from this ... vague ballot. While there _is_ an indication that there is a second ballot, there is no indication of what is being decided by the content of the first, so I don't see how a second ballot can clear up my confusion. Waiting is, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-

Re: [Notice] Social Contract Change Vote

2000-10-10 Thread Dale Scheetz
block any action resulting from this ... vague ballot. While there _is_ an indication that there is a second ballot, there is no indication of what is being decided by the content of the first, so I don't see how a second ballot can clear up my confusion. Waiting is, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-

Re: An ammendment (Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

2000-06-19 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Sat, Jun 17, 2000 at 09:36:46AM +0000, Dale Scheetz wrote: > > On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > > "We will be guided by the needs of our users." Our users > > > have indicated that non-free is curr

Re: An ammendment (Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

2000-06-19 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Sat, Jun 17, 2000 at 09:36:46AM +0000, Dale Scheetz wrote: > > On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > > "We will be guided by the needs of our users." Our users > > > have indicated that non-free is curr

Re: An ammendment (Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

2000-06-17 Thread Dale Scheetz
o produce DFSG compliant software, from releases that were not compliant to begin with. This fits my goals for Debian and is clearly an ethical and logical means to approach total software freedom. Waiting is, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- See www.linuxpress.com for more details _-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Re: Lets speak about freeness, ...

2000-06-17 Thread Dale Scheetz
support your efforts have not been vocal enough in communicating that support to you. Hopefully my thanks will help reduce that failure. Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9

Re: An ammendment (Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

2000-06-17 Thread Dale Scheetz
o produce DFSG compliant software, from releases that were not compliant to begin with. This fits my goals for Debian and is clearly an ethical and logical means to approach total software freedom. Waiting is, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide&

Re: Lets speak about freeness, ...

2000-06-17 Thread Dale Scheetz
support your efforts have not been vocal enough in communicating that support to you. Hopefully my thanks will help reduce that failure. Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9

Re: An ammendment (Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

2000-06-17 Thread Dale Scheetz
stead of trying to polute these principles by demanding substantive changes. Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- See www.linuxpress.com for more details _-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Re: An ammendment (Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

2000-06-16 Thread Dale Scheetz
sion and go elsewhere, instead of trying to polute these principles by demanding substantive changes. Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software

Re: New maintainer proposal, re-announce

1999-11-03 Thread Dale Scheetz
esults in slower code, and it results in more bugs.'' > -- Linus Torvalds > Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- See www.linuxpress.com for more details _-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Re: Size of Debian a Problem? Forget it!

1999-10-20 Thread Dale Scheetz
ng on the same end of this load, so we can get some forward motion. What d'ya say? Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- See www.linuxpress.com for more details _-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Re: Moving contrib and non-free of master.debian.org

1999-06-24 Thread Dale Scheetz
f packages that > installs and then don't work. While I agree it would be stupid, the part about RH is just FUD. Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Fle

Re: deregulate/purge "non-free"; merge "contrib" & "main"

1999-06-23 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Darren O. Benham wrote: > On Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 03:16:24PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote: > > The license is still free, even though the code may "legally" infringe on > > someone's patent "rights". > I could be mistaken here,

Re: deregulate/purge "non-free"; merge "contrib" & "main"

1999-06-23 Thread Dale Scheetz
s it is doing now ;-) Waiting is, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- See www.linuxpress.com for more details _-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Re: deregulate/purge "non-free"; merge "contrib" & "main"

1999-06-23 Thread Dale Scheetz
e of what goes into main has always been an issue of the license, not local laws, or the degree to which the product is bug free. Trying to keep contrib packages out of main just because they don't work is bringing in issues not related to licensing freeness. Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author

Re: List usage for voting discussion (subject changed for Wichert)

1999-06-11 Thread Dale Scheetz
ently disting. Get rid > of everything else. > > Steve > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User&#x