On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 01:47:18AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > The project acknowledges that a lot of progress has been made with regard > to the removal from the distribution (main) of "software" that could be > considered non-free given the current wording of the Social Contract. > However, in some cases for valid reasons, this work is not finished and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I suggest striking the above phrase, which adds nothing of substance to the resolution. > requiring this to be finished before the release of Etch would result in a > serious delay of the planned release. > There are also indications that a significant group of people within the > project feels that the current Social Contract does not meet the best > interests of the project in that the current wording is too restrictive and > that a limited and conditional inclusion/support of some types of > "software" should be possible. Example: support for loading sourceless > firmware during installation. This paragraph seems to be speculation about the intent of other people; I think it would be better to either leave it out, or make it a statement about the voters' *own* views. > The Debian Project resolves that: > (a) The inclusion in main of sourceless firmware and support in Debian > Installer is not a release blocker for the release of Etch. > (b) For the release of Etch, the Release Managers are given discretion > to waive RC issues in other cases where the letter of the Social > Contract is currently not being met, provided there is no regression > relative to the Sarge release and that waivers are done consistently > and with proper consideration of past resolutions (e.g. GDFL) and ^^^^ GFDL > work already done on other (comparable) packages. > (c) Following the release of etch, the Debian Project Leader shall: > i. ensure that the Debian community has a good understanding > of the technical and legal issues that prevent the Debian > Free Software Guidelines from being applied to logos and > firmware in a manner that meets the needs of our users; > ii. ensure that project resources are made available to > people working on addressing those issues; ^^^ and > iii. keep the Debian community updated on progress achieved > in these areas. > (d) Following the release of etch, the Debian Project as a whole shall > reopen the question of which commitments should be codified in the > project's Social Contract. This shall include both an online > consultation with Debian developers, users, Debian derivatives and > the free software community, and a public in-person discussion at > DebConf 7 in Edinburgh in honour of the 10th anniversary of the > original publication of the Social Contract on the 4th of July 1997. As a release manager, I am comfortable with this proposal as a solution that lets us proceed with etch according to the schedule. Even though it doesn't amend a foundation document, I do understand it as overriding one, so would likely expect a 3:1 majority requirement for it (i.e., if it passes with a lesser majority, I'm not sure I would take that as an endorsement by the project). Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]