On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 02:56:09PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > The Social Contract now states: > > ] 1. Debian will remain 100% free > ] > ] We provide the guidelines that we use to determine if a work is "free" > ] in the document entitled "The Debian Free Software Guidelines". We > ] promise that the Debian system and all its components will be free > ] according to these guidelines. We will support people who create or > ] use both free and non-free works on Debian. We will never make the > ] system require the use of a non-free component. > > As this is no longer limited to "software", and as this decision was made > by developers after and during discussion of how we should consider > non-software content such as documentation and firmware, I don't believe I > can justify the policy decisions to exempt documentation, firmware, or > content any longer, as the Social Contract has been amended to cover all > these areas.
Um, even before while it was "limited" to "software", those who were of the opinion that documentation and such things are part of "software" still had a fairly valid point. The new phrasing, IMO, changes nothing. On the other hand, it's reasonable to expect that the release manager has a say (if not the final and overriding say) in determining the interpretation of ambiguous documents and how they apply to the release process. Hence, if you wish to make what I feel are non sequitur conclusions with regards to what the SC says, it's your prerogative, but don't try to blame it on the developer body (which includes myself). -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness.