Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006, Frans Pop wrote: >(a) Affirms that the project strives for and encourages 100 percent >free software, including the availability of source for all types >of files. >(b) Resolves that the project needs more time before a decision can be >made on h

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 06:18:37PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > > START OF AMENDMENT == >Considering that: > (1) The current discussion about what to do with sourceless firmware > is muddled by other discussions and time pressure because of t

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 26 September 2006 20:40, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 06:18:37PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > > The Debian Project: > >(a) Affirms that the project strives for and encourages 100 percent > >free software, including the availability of source for all > > types of

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 06:18:37PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > The Debian Project: >(a) Affirms that the project strives for and encourages 100 percent >free software, including the availability of source for all types >of files. So, we "strive for 100% free software", whatever s

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Amaya
I second the quoted proposal. Frans Pop wrote: > START OF AMENDMENT == > Considering that: >(1) The current discussion about what to do with sourceless firmware >is muddled by other discussions and time pressure because of the >

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Debian Project Secretary
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:18:37 +0200, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Hi, The following proposal does not seem to be related to a position statement on the current applicability of DFSG#2, it seems to be an independent proposal in its own right. Reasonable people may be willi

Re: [AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Kalle Kivimaa
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm seconding the following amendment made by Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > START OF AMENDMENT == > Considering that: >(1) The current discussion about what to do with sourceless firmware >

[AMENDMENT] Now is not the time to decide on firmware issue

2006-09-26 Thread Frans Pop
(Reply-to set to debian-vote.) I'd like to propose an alternative option as an amendment to Don Armstrong's proposal in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [1]. The reason that I submit this proposal now is the request from Don that his proposal be split out from the other firmware related proposals and voted o