Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-28 Thread Michael Lustfield
On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:09:48 + Holger Levsen wrote: > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 10:12:47PM -0500, Michael Lustfield wrote: > > Choice X: > > > > The Debian Project disapproves of recent and past actions taken by FSF. With > > regards to the latest action (re-acceptance of RMS to the board),

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-28 Thread Holger Levsen
On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 10:12:47PM -0500, Michael Lustfield wrote: > Choice X: > > The Debian Project disapproves of recent and past actions taken by FSF. With > regards to the latest action (re-acceptance of RMS to the board), it now > chooses to cut ties with the foundation. The Debian Project

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-27 Thread Michael Lustfield
It bothers me to comment on this at all, but... I would like to propose the following resolution. Choice X: The Debian Project disapproves of recent and past actions taken by FSF. With regards to the latest action (re-acceptance of RMS to the board), it now chooses to cut ties with the

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-26 Thread Hilko Bengen
* Russ Allbery: > Sruthi Chandran writes: > >> I have an alternate suggestion. Instead of signing the said letter, >> Debian can issue a position statement similar to the one released by FSF >> Europe. [1] > >> Will share the amended text if this idea has supporters. > >> [1]

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-26 Thread Christoph Biedl
Many things have already been said, I'm not going to comment on them. There is however a particular sentence that gives me a really sour stomach. It's the second in: | We urge those in a position to do so to stop supporting the Free Software | Foundation. Refuse to contribute to projects

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-26 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Antoine Beaupré (2021-03-25 20:13:42) > On 2021-03-25 19:13:09, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > I dislike the conclusive judgemental framing of the previously > > referenced open letter, and consider it wrong for Debian as an > > organisation to make direct demands on how other organisations

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Sruthi Chandran
On 26/03/21 2:00 am, Sam Hartman wrote: >> "Sruthi" == Sruthi Chandran writes: > Sruthi> I propose that instead of signing the said letter, Debian > Sruthi> issue a position statement. The text of the statement is > Sruthi> adapted from the statements by FSFE and EFF. > >

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Sruthi" == Sruthi Chandran writes: Sruthi> I propose that instead of signing the said letter, Debian Sruthi> issue a position statement. The text of the statement is Sruthi> adapted from the statements by FSFE and EFF. Sruthi> Text of GR Sruthi> Release a

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Sruthi Chandran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 26/03/21 12:47 am, Russ Allbery wrote: > Sruthi Chandran writes: > >> I have an alternate suggestion. Instead of signing the said letter, >> Debian can issue a position statement similar to the one released by FSF >> Europe. [1] > >> Will

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Paul R. Tagliamonte
D'oh! Due to cascading failures, I had to clearsign to get around some GMail issues I've been having. It looks to have line wrapped me, I've attached the content from above. Additionally, my key expired, I've pushed an updated key to the keyservers, as well as Debian's. I thought I did this

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Gard Spreemann
Sruthi Chandran writes: > On March 25, 2021 2:24:16 AM GMT+05:30, Steve Langasek > wrote: >>Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the >>body >>who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. >>

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 03:19:19PM -0400, Paul R. Tagliamonte wrote: > D'oh! > > Due to cascading failures, I had to clearsign to get around some GMail > issues I've been having. It looks to have line wrapped me, I've attached > the content from above. > > Additionally, my key expired, I've

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Antoine Beaupré
On 2021-03-25 19:13:09, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > I dislike the conclusive judgemental framing of the previously > referenced open letter, and consider it wrong for Debian as an > organisation to make direct demands on how other organisations should > conduct its business. I certainly would

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:37:26PM +0100, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > Seconded I get a: *BAD* signature from: Sylvestre Ledru aka: Sylvestre Ledru aka: Sylvestre Ledru aka: Sylvestre Ledru aka: Sylvestre Ledru

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Russ Allbery
Sruthi Chandran writes: > I have an alternate suggestion. Instead of signing the said letter, > Debian can issue a position statement similar to the one released by FSF > Europe. [1] > Will share the amended text if this idea has supporters. > [1]

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 05:13:28PM -0400, Paul R. Tagliamonte wrote: > > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > > > > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md > >

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Gard Spreemann
Jonas Smedegaard writes: > Quoting Sruthi Chandran (2021-03-25 18:29:32) >> >> >> On March 25, 2021 2:24:16 AM GMT+05:30, Steve Langasek >> wrote: >> >Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the >> >body who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. >> > >>

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Sruthi Chandran (2021-03-25 18:29:32) > > > On March 25, 2021 2:24:16 AM GMT+05:30, Steve Langasek > wrote: > >Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the > >body who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > >

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Sruthi Chandran
On March 25, 2021 2:24:16 AM GMT+05:30, Steve Langasek wrote: >Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the >body >who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > >https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md >is a statement

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Bart Martens
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 11:25:19PM +0100, Thomas Goirand wrote: > Can't you just express your opinion by yourself, by signing the letter? I'm with Thomas on this.

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-25 Thread Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
Dear project secretary On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:54:16 -0700 Steve Langasek wrote: > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the > body who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. Due to the timeliness of this GR, please reduce the discussion period for this GR to

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Thomas Goirand
On 3/24/21 10:00 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md > is a statement which I believe Debian

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
Confirmed. On Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 5:33 PM Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:16:44PM +0100, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:54:16PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote : > > > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the > body > > > who

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Joerg Jaspert
On 16082 March 1977, Steve Langasek wrote: I accept an amendment to include the word "board" (which was missed on accident by me) and would ask the seconders to confirm their acceptance of this amendment so we can avoid any unnecessary extra variations on the GR ballot. Confirmed. -- bye,

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md is a statement which I believe Debian as a

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Colin Tuckley
On 24/03/2021 21:33, Steve Langasek wrote: > I accept an amendment to include the word "board" (which was missed on > accident by me) and would ask the seconders to confirm their acceptance of > this amendment so we can avoid any unnecessary extra variations on the GR > ballot. amendment also

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Louis-Philippe Véronneau
On 2021-03-24 17 h 33, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:16:44PM +0100, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:54:16PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote : >>> Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body >>> who has the power to issue

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 02:33:19PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: >On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:16:44PM +0100, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > >> Seconded. > >> (I'll also second an amended text with s/FSF/FSF board/ or equivalent >> correction) > >I accept an amendment to include the word "board" (which

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:16:44PM +0100, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote: > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:54:16PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote : > > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > > >

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Paul R. Tagliamonte
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md > is a statement which I believe

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Colin Tuckley
On 24/03/2021 20:54, Steve Langasek wrote: > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md > is a statement which I believe Debian

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:54:16PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote : > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > > https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md > is a statement

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Steve" == Steve Langasek writes: Steve> Text of GR Steve> The Debian Project co-signs the statement regarding Richard Steve> Stallman's readmission to the FSF seen at Steve> https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md.

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:54:16PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: >Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body >who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > >https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md >is a statement which I

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Neil McGovern
Please, as a previous vote runner, can we only have 5 seconders rather than the (currently) 82 DDs who have signed it so far? On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:54:16PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > Text of GR > > The Debian Project co-signs the statement regarding Richard Stallman's >

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Joerg Jaspert
On 16082 March 1977, Steve Langasek wrote: Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md is a statement which I believe Debian as a

Re: General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Louis-Philippe Véronneau
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2021-03-24 16 h 54, Steve Langasek wrote: > Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body > who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. > >

General resolution: ratify https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io

2021-03-24 Thread Steve Langasek
Under 4.1.5 of the Constitution, the developers by way of GR are the body who has the power to issue nontechnical statements. https://github.com/rms-open-letter/rms-open-letter.github.io/blob/main/index.md is a statement which I believe Debian as a project, and not just individual Debian