Re: Possible draft non-free firmware option with SC change

2022-09-16 Thread Philipp Kern
software. > > We will publish these images as official Debian media, replacing the > current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages. Seconded. Thanks, Russ! Kind regards Philipp Kern -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQEzBAEBCgAdFiEEPzuC

Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware

2022-08-28 Thread Philipp Kern
es will not be > hidden away; they will be linked from the same project pages, but with > less visual priority. > > = Seconded. Thanks, Gunnar! Kind regards Philipp Kern -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQEzBAEBCgAdFiEEPzuChCNsw7gPxr3/RG4lRTXQVuwF

Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware

2022-08-20 Thread Philipp Kern
;Where non-free firmware is found to be necessary, the target system > will *also* be configured to use the non-free-firmware component by > default in the apt sources.list file." Kind regards and thanks Steve for finally pushing this through Philipp Kern -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE--

Re: Amendment to RMS/FSF GR: Option 4, assert the need to learn and grow from recent events

2021-04-01 Thread Philipp Kern
and > secure in our communities - including when we meet in person. > > END CHOICE TEXT Seconded. Thank you. Kind regards Philipp Kern OpenPGP_0x50C3634D3A291CF9.asc Description: application/pgp-keys OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: Proposal: Focus on systemd

2019-11-29 Thread Philipp Kern
and are encouraged to make full use of, functionality provided by > systemd. Solutions based on systemd technologies will allow for more > cross-distribution cooperation. The project will work on proposals and > coordinate transitions from Debian-specific solutions where appropriate. Seco

Re: Proposed GR: Acknowledge that the debian-private list will remain private

2016-07-10 Thread Philipp Kern
ally no longer valid by then. In the worst case one could make it dependent on all authors' consent. But I think any way agreed upon with the listmasters (which probably should be delegates?) should be fine. And once the GR is repealed posts that are of historic value can be considered as well, which is good. Kind regards and thanks Philipp Kern signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: GR Proposal: replace "Chairman" with "Chair" throughout the Debian Constitution

2016-07-10 Thread Philipp Kern
e is 1 year, at which point > @@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ > Developers. > > When acting together to stand in for an absent Project Leader the > -Chairman of the Technical Committee and the Project Secretary should > +Chair of the Technical Committee and the Project Secretary should > make decisions only when absolutely necessary and only when consistent > with the consensus of the Developers. > Seconded. Kind regards and thanks Philipp Kern signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: [Call for seconds] The “no GR, please“ amendement.

2014-10-21 Thread Philipp Kern
dless of the outcome of > the vote. > > Regarding the subject of this ballot, the Project affirms that the question > has already been resolved and thus does not require a General Resolution. > > --- Second

Re: Alternative proposal: reaffirm maintainers technical competence over the software they maintain

2014-10-18 Thread Philipp Kern
ution 4.1.5), triggering the General Resolution override clause > in the TC's resolution of the 11th of February. > > The TC's decision on the default init system for Linux in jessie stands > undisturbed. > > However, the TC resolution is altered to add the additional text above > in sections #1, #2 and #3. > > ** End Proposal ** Seconded. Kind regards and thanks Philipp Kern signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: [RFC] Alternative proposal: reaffirm upstream and maintainers technical competence over the software they maintain

2014-10-17 Thread Philipp Kern
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:14:22AM +0200, Luca Falavigna wrote: > I'd like to draft an alternative proposal to the GR. > Would anybody consider it a nice addition to the proposals we > currently have, and eventually second it if I asked for it? I'd second this. T

Re: Draft vote on constitutional issues

2009-05-15 Thread Philipp Kern
[ Forwarded on behalf of Sven Luther ] On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 09:31:40AM +, Philipp Kern wrote: > > On 2009-05-13, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > , > >|5. Works that do not meet our free software standards > >| > >| We acknowledge that some o

Re: Draft vote on constitutional issues

2009-05-14 Thread Philipp Kern
ave come up with is called "contrib" and > "non-free" areas in our archive. > Isn't that perfectly clear? Sure, but why the heck was the discussion if we should delay the release instead of moving the kernel to non-free because it's tainted with few

Re: Draft vote on constitutional issues

2009-05-14 Thread Philipp Kern
rs, 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,

Re: call for seconds: on firmware (was: on firmware (possible proposal))

2008-11-15 Thread Philipp Kern
at comes with source and documentation we will not > | require it, > | b) we however do require all other freedoms that the DFSG mandate from > | components of our operating system, and > | c) such firmware can and should be part of our official installation media.

Re: Call for seconds - DC concept (was: Possible amendment for Debian Contributors concept)

2008-10-31 Thread Philipp Kern
as been reached, or when decided by a general > | resolution. Seconded. Kind regards, Philipp Kern -- .''`. Philipp KernDebian Developer : :' : http://philkern.de Release Assistant `. `' xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Discussion period: Suspension of the changes of the Project's membership procedures.

2008-10-27 Thread Philipp Kern
dures of the Project, and to let > these procedures change by way of a general resolution if no consensus > can be reached. > ------ Seconded. Kind regards, Philipp Kern -- .''`. Philipp Kern

Re: My vote

2008-04-01 Thread Philipp Kern
ess the secretary could still access the voter - secret token association? (Somehow key id - secret token has to be saved, otherwise votes couldn't be overwritten.) Kind regards, Philipp Kern -- .''`. Philipp Kern Debian Developer : :' : ht