On 2009-05-13, Thomas Bushnell BSG <t...@becket.net> wrote: >> DFSG is a guideline and a target: we must no go far as the nearest point >> we reached, but it still a guideline. >> Consider: >> - we never had a full DFSG Debian (also when DFSG was written) >> - we have "RC" also on stable releases. What should we do in such cases? >> Block all dDbian website, all mirrors, etc. because it is clearly against >> our foundations? No. > The Social Contract does not leave vague how we use the DFSG. It could > say that we take the DFSG as a guideline, or as a target, but it does > not. [...] > Note that the Social Contract does *not* say that we treat non-free > things as bugs just like other bugs. We make no promise about other > bugs, except the general one to prioritize the interests of the free > software community and our users, both of which involve fixing bugs. > But section one doesn't just say it's a goal, or a priority, but says > that it is actually a *promise* not just to try hard, but *never* to > release non-free software as part of Debian.
Actually, going by the word of the Social Contract, it does not speak of releases at all. Regards, Philipp Kern -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
