On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 10:22:08AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > | We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of programs > | that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We > | support interoperability standards such as "Linux System Base", and > | will accept bug reports where our system violates those standards. > = To make our system more attractive to people with mild dependencies > = on non-free software, we have created "contrib" and "non-free" areas > = in our internet archive. The software in these directories is not > = needed by most people, and we do not guarantee all software in the > = non-free area may be distributed in other ways. Thus, although > = we're working to reduce people's dependence on non-free software, > = we support users who are still dependent. Additionally, we will > | work to provide free alternatives to non-free software so people who > | use only free software can work with users of non-free software. > | > > I second this proposal. > > That said clarification of the last sentence would be nice, but maybe it can > go in some rationale or something.
I'm planning on following Andrew M.A. Cater's suggestion, and will be extracting the content of the lines marked above with = as a part of the rationale for the proposal. [Those lines won't go into the social contract except for the last two words of the last "=" line.] Are you ok with that? Is there any additional clarification you would expect? Thanks, -- Raul