-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Don Armstrong schrieb am Montag, den 18. September 2006:
I also second this clarified proposal. > ========== BEGIN PROPOSAL ===================================== > > The Free Software movement is about enabling users to modify the works > that they use on their computer; about giving users the same > information that copyright holders and upstream developers have. As > such, a critical part of the Free Software movement is the > availability of source (that is, the form of the work that a copyright > holder or developer would use to actually modify the work) to users. > This makes sure that users are not held hostage by the whims (or lack > of interest or financial incentive) of upstreams and copyright > holders. > > Different types of works have different forms of source. For some > works, the preferred form for modification may not actually be > digitally transferable.[1] For others, the form that originally was > preferred may have been destroyed at some point in time, and is no > longer available to anyone. However, to the greatest extent > possible,[2] the availability of source code to users is a critical > aspect of having the freedom to modify the software that is running > upon ones computer. > > Recognizing this, the Debian Project: > > A. Reaffirms that programmatic works distributed in the Debian > system (IE, in main) must be 100% Free Software, regardless of > whether the work is designed to run on the CPU, a subsidiary > processing unit, or by some other form of execution. That is, > works must include the form that the copyright holder or upstream > developer would actually use for modification. > > B. Strongly recommends that all non-programmatic works distribute > the form that the copyright holder or upstream developer would > actually use for modification. Such forms need not be distributed > in the orig.tar.gz (unless required by license) but should be > made available on upstream websites and/or using Debian project > resources. > > C. Reaffirms its continued support of users whose hardware (or > software) requires works which are not freely licensed or whose > source is not available by making such works available in > non-free and providing project resources to the extent that > Debian is capable of doing so. > > D. Requests that vendors of hardware, even those whose firmware is > not loaded by the operating system, provide the prefered form for > modification so that purchasers of their hardware can > exercise their freedom to modify the functioning of their > hardware. > > > 1: Consider film negatives, or magnetic tape in the case of audio > recordings. > > 2: Here it must be emphasized that we refer to "technically possible" > or "possible for some party" as opposed to "legally possible for > Debian". We also assume digital distribution, and do not attempt to > require the distribution of physical objects. > > ============= END PROPOSAL =============================== > > If necessary, consider this an amendment under A.1.2; seconders, you > may object to the "changes" under A.1.5. (If you decide to re-second > this proposal, please only second the part between the === lines.) > > I've also attached the suggested content for the v.d.o webpages for > this option in the interest of completeness. > > > Don Armstrong > > 1: > http://cvs.debian.org/webwml/english/vote/2006/vote_004.wml?root=webwml&r1=1.3&r2=1.4 > 2: http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/09/msg00228.html > 3: http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/09/msg00235.html > -- > CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US > forces have swooped on an Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade > teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when arrested, > Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and > a calculator. US President George W Bush argued that this was clear > and overwhelming evidence that Iraq indeed possessed weapons of maths > instruction. > > http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu > <vproposer /> > <p> Don Armstrong > [<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>] > </p> > <vseconds /> > <ol> > <li> René van Bevern > [<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>] > </li> > <li> Frank Küster > [<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>] > </li> > <li> Pierre Habouzit > [<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>] > </li> > <li> Alexander Wirt > [<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>] > </li> > <li> Kari Pahula > [<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>] > </li> > <li> Anibal Monsalve Salazar > [<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>] > </li> > </ol> > > <vtext /> > <p> Choice 1. > The actual text of the resolution is as follows: > </p> > <h2>DFSG #2 applies to all programmatic works</h2> > > <p>The Free Software movement is about enabling users to modify > the works that they use on their computer; about giving users the same > information that copyright holders and upstream developers have. As > such, a critical part of the Free Software movement is the > availability of source (that is, the form of the work that a copyright > holder or developer would use to actually modify the work) to users. > This makes sure that users are not held hostage by the whims (or lack > of interest or financial incentive) of upstreams and copyright > holders.</p> > > <p>Different types of works have different forms of source. For > some works, the preferred form for modification may not actually be > digitally transferable.[1] For others, the form that originally was > preferred may have been destroyed at some point in time, and is no > longer available to anyone. However, to the greatest extent > possible,[2] the availability of source code to users is a critical > aspect of having the freedom to modify the software that is running > upon ones computer. > > > <h3>Recognizing this, the Debian Project:</h3> > <ol style="list-style-type: upper-alpha"> > <li> > <p> > Reaffirms that programmatic works distributed in the > Debian system (IE, in main) must be 100% Free Software, > regardless of whether the work is designed to run on the > CPU, a subsidiary processing unit, or by some other form > of execution. That is, works must include the form that > the copyright holder or upstream developer would > actually use for modification. > </p> > </li> > <li> > <p> > Strongly recommends that all non-programmatic works > distribute the form that the copyright holder or > upstream developer would actually use for > modification. Such forms need not be distributed in the > orig.tar.gz (unless required by license) but should be > made available on upstream websites and/or using Debian > project resources. > </p> > </li> > <li> > <p> > Reaffirms its continued support of users whose hardware > (or software) requires works which are not freely > licensed or whose source is not available by making such > works available in non-free and providing project > resources to the extent that Debian is capable of doing > so. > </p> > </li> > <li> > <p> > Requests that vendors of hardware, even those whose > firmware is not loaded by the operating system, provide > the prefered form for modification so that purchasers of > their hardware can exercise their freedom to modify the > functioning of their hardware. > </p> > </li> > </ol> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFD6EI01u8mbx9AgoRAhmDAJ4r/FamgZRgME6jUU8FgWV46JNGeACfdT7O OLdnOL/ir8EeFXhZA0DdvXw= =ibPP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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