Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted from wonderland.linux.it: > No, it's because they really do not believe this to be a problem, like > everybody else but a few people polluting debian-legal.
I note that several of those supporting the current source code requirement for main don't post much to debian-legal (and certainly don't pollute it with claims like "the DFSG does not addrss patents. This means that there is no point in arguing that patent restrictions violate thit" http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/08/msg00106.html ). [... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ] > >http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/08/msg00166.html > >> > I think we should learn from OpenBSD on this front. > >> I agree. Indeed, the OpenBSD project not only distributes > >> sourceless firmwares, but also sourceless firmwares with a > >> license which forbids modifications and reverse engineering. > >Care to back up that statement? It runs 180 degrees counter > >to my understanding of OpenBSD. > Feel free to dig in the OpenBSD mailing lists archives if you care. Searching OpenBSD mailing list archives for mails matching both keywords firmware and source found nothing. Are you sure it's in there? Thanks, -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Please follow http://www.uk.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
