Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-17 Thread Craig Sanders
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 09:39:18PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > > please do not second this amendment until & unless JG's proposed GR > > gains enough support to require a vote. > > FYI: if John accepts your amendment, it doesn't

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-17 Thread Craig Sanders
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 09:39:18PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > > please do not second this amendment until & unless JG's proposed GR > > gains enough support to require a vote. > > FYI: if John accepts your amendment, it doesn't

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > please do not second this amendment until & unless JG's proposed GR > gains enough support to require a vote. FYI: if John accepts your amendment, it doesn't need seconds.[1] [1] Constitution A.1.2 -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > please do not second this amendment until & unless JG's proposed GR > gains enough support to require a vote. FYI: if John accepts your amendment, it doesn't need seconds.[1] [1] Constitution A.1.2 -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Josip Rodin
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 02:13:00PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: > In the event that this counter-amendment should become active, I > propose the following amendment to it, replacing its complete text: > > "Craig Sanders is a louse, and shall be crushed by a falling cow." I'd first have to see th

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Thom May
* Andrew Suffield ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > [Idiotic Cc: deleted] > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > > > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines > > > offered at htt

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Andrew Suffield
[Idiotic Cc: deleted] On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines > > offered at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer > >

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Josip Rodin
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 02:13:00PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: > In the event that this counter-amendment should become active, I > propose the following amendment to it, replacing its complete text: > > "Craig Sanders is a louse, and shall be crushed by a falling cow." I'd first have to see th

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Thom May
* Andrew Suffield ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > [Idiotic Cc: deleted] > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > > > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines > > > offered at htt

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-15 Thread Andrew Suffield
[Idiotic Cc: deleted] On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:32:27PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines > > offered at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer > >

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-14 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines > offered at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer > the following draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolution > process to decide thi

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-14 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines > offered at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer > the following draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolution > process to decide thi

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-13 Thread John Goerzen
I accept Branden's amendment. On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 04:48:04AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > I would like to a very minor amendment to this proposal. I will not > withdraw my second if you elect not to accept it. > > > D. That the maintainer of the Debian Policy Manual, or an appointee of >

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-13 Thread John Goerzen
I accept Branden's amendment. On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 04:48:04AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > I would like to a very minor amendment to this proposal. I will not > withdraw my second if you elect not to accept it. > > > D. That the maintainer of the Debian Policy Manual, or an appointee of >

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-12 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines offered > at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer the following > draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolution process to decide > thi

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-12 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines offered > at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer the following > draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolution process to decide > thi

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"John" == John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:17:10PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> No, we actually went to having a GR proposed, wich is still >> alive, though currently on hold waiting for the voting GR. John> My understanding was that the previou

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread John Goerzen
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:17:10PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > No, we actually went to having a GR proposed, wich is still > alive, though currently on hold waiting for the voting GR. My understanding was that the previous GR was considered expired under section A(5) of the Constituti

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"John" == John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:29:30PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: >> I recommend we table this until we've resolved a couple ambiguities: John> I am happy to wait to issue the formal call for votes until John> prerequisites have been sorte

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 03:21:29AM +0100, Peter Palfrader wrote: >> I wonder what kind of majority is required to modify the Social Contract >> or the DFSG. I'ld expect them to have at least the same protection as >> the Constitution it

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread John Goerzen
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:29:30PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > I recommend we table this until we've resolved a couple ambiguities: I am happy to wait to issue the formal call for votes until prerequisites have been sorted out, assuming that the time to do so is not unreasable and progress is bein

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"John" == John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:17:10PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> No, we actually went to having a GR proposed, wich is still >> alive, though currently on hold waiting for the voting GR. John> My understanding was that the previou

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Raul Miller
I recommend we table this until we've resolved a couple ambiguities: [1] How do we vote on ballots which mix supermajority and non-supermajority issues? [2] Is the social contract a supermajority issue or not? We've currently got a draft on [1], and I need to update it. I apologize for being so

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Raul Miller
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 03:21:29AM +0100, Peter Palfrader wrote: > I wonder what kind of majority is required to modify the Social Contract > or the DFSG. I'ld expect them to have at least the same protection as > the Constitution itself. In fact, the social contract has never been ratified under

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread John Goerzen
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:17:10PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > No, we actually went to having a GR proposed, wich is still > alive, though currently on hold waiting for the voting GR. My understanding was that the previous GR was considered expired under section A(5) of the Constituti

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"John" == John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:29:30PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: >> I recommend we table this until we've resolved a couple ambiguities: John> I am happy to wait to issue the formal call for votes until John> prerequisites have been sorte

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 03:21:29AM +0100, Peter Palfrader wrote: >> I wonder what kind of majority is required to modify the Social Contract >> or the DFSG. I'ld expect them to have at least the same protection as >> the Constitution it

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread John Goerzen
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 02:29:30PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > I recommend we table this until we've resolved a couple ambiguities: I am happy to wait to issue the formal call for votes until prerequisites have been sorted out, assuming that the time to do so is not unreasable and progress is bein

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Raul Miller
I recommend we table this until we've resolved a couple ambiguities: [1] How do we vote on ballots which mix supermajority and non-supermajority issues? [2] Is the social contract a supermajority issue or not? We've currently got a draft on [1], and I need to update it. I apologize for being so

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Raul Miller
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 03:21:29AM +0100, Peter Palfrader wrote: > I wonder what kind of majority is required to modify the Social Contract > or the DFSG. I'ld expect them to have at least the same protection as > the Constitution itself. In fact, the social contract has never been ratified under

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Bob Hilliard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines offered > at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer the following > draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolut

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-11 Thread Bob Hilliard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines offered > at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer the following > draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolut

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-10 Thread Peter Palfrader
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, John Goerzen wrote: > F. That a new version of the Debian Social Contract with the Free > Software Community be released, with the same content as the > existing version, save for the following amendments: I wonder what kind of majority is required to modify the Social Contra

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-10 Thread Jordi Mallach
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines offered > at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer the following > draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolution process to decide > thi

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-10 Thread Peter Palfrader
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, John Goerzen wrote: > F. That a new version of the Debian Social Contract with the Free > Software Community be released, with the same content as the > existing version, save for the following amendments: I wonder what kind of majority is required to modify the Social Contra

Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

2002-11-10 Thread Jordi Mallach
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:21:34PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > Pursuant to Appendix A of the Debian Constitution and the guidelines offered > at http://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal, I hereby offer the following > draft proposal as the beginning of a General Resolution process to decide > thi