> > [B] Debian only distributes free software and will continue distributing > > only free software.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 04:43:19PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > You are missing my interpretation: > > [C] Debian is constituted by 100% Free Software. Software that is 100% > Free Software, and distributed by Debian, constitutes that which is > Debian. In my opinion, this is a variation on [B], though actually it's a bit worse. It's worse, because it would mean that the people and resources of Debian aren't what constitutes Debian -- that Debian is just software. > So non-free is actually not part of Debian, but we distribute it > nonetheless, as a service to our users. We may cease to provide such a > service. (Ignoring as you say, the rest of the Social Contract.) Yes, that's the other problem with this interpretation -- in addition to ignoring most of what we are and have been doing, it ignores the rest of the social contract. Thanks, -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]