On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 04:32:53PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: >> Since we're trying to improve collaboration with the FSF, and since >> this matter is likely of fundamental interest to the FSF, I was >> wondering if one of the FSF representatives would like to weigh in on >> that discussion? Hopefully your external viewpoint will help the >> committee make the best, well-rounded decision. > > I agree that's a worthwhile goal. > > But for that to happen, I think it'd be more efficient to gather > information on this list, hopefully reaching consensus on a common > position or, at worst, on a small sets of positions. Then someone can > summarize them for the tech-ctte. > > It looks like a way more efficient workflow, at least for the Debian > Technical Committee that tends to be very busy, than soliciting opinion > from all this list participants directly in the bug log.
It is my understanding that the FSF very much prefers private deliberation before making their positions final and publicly available. I was more hoping to spur that private talking, rather than too much back and forth here, so that at some point a representative from the FSF would be willing to make an official FSF statement on the bug report; thus giving the the Tech Committee more evidence for their important decision on the matter. As it stands now, any outcome will only be a barometer of the members of the Tech Committee, and a decision without considering the FSF's views has the potential to put a damper on this collaboration that's trying to be started if the outcome happens to be against their opinion. Best wishes, Mike _______________________________________________ Fsf-collab-discuss mailing list Fsf-collab-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/fsf-collab-discuss