On Torvalds' POV towards freedom (Re: On cadence and collaboration)

2009-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
subscribing to something this person said. Thanks -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Who uses @packages.d.o mail?

2009-05-22 Thread Robert Millan
| - -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 07:13:57PM +0100, Michael Goetze wrote: Robert Millan wrote: - Even if there's a general perception that everyone agrees not to delay Lenny at all costs, this should definitely be voted on and sanctioned. Not doing so creates a very bad precedent. You

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 08:52:13PM +, Matthew Johnson wrote: On Mon Jan 12 19:34, Robert Millan wrote: On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 07:13:57PM +0100, Michael Goetze wrote: Robert Millan wrote: - Even if there's a general perception that everyone agrees not to delay Lenny at all

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
firmware) I don't see any correlation. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 05:17:33PM +, Stephen Gran wrote: This one time, at band camp, Steve McIntyre said: If things go much further we'll end up with enough seconds to force a vote to hand Robert Millan a nice cup of STFU. I'm hoping that's not what anybody actually wants, but I can

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
by ranking option 2 above option 4. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
with that doesn't change things. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
want. This is far from what one would expect the Secretary to do. If results are really ambigous, or flawed in any way, what he should do is cancel the vote. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:30:02PM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote: On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 09:26:20PM +, Robert Millan wrote: On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 05:17:33PM +, Stephen Gran wrote: This one time, at band camp, Steve McIntyre said: If things go much further we'll end up

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:42:12AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 08:37:06AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: I know you didn't explicitly request being appointed Secretary; it sort of happened by accident, but you had the opportunity to refuse all the time, so I must take

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
lost count on how many times I repeated that, but will do as long as necessary. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
the vote was flawed; Again, if the vote was flawed (I don't think it was, but if the Secretary considers it flawed), the right thing would be to cancel it. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's

I give up (for the time being)

2009-01-12 Thread Robert Millan
it because I expect we can have a healthy discussion about it after Lenny is released. Best wishes to everyone, -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-11 Thread Robert Millan
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 10:32:10AM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote: Do you have any other idea in mind? Btw, Joerg, that goes for you too. If you have something constructive to say, this would be a good time. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-11 Thread Robert Millan
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 01:06:21PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 08:22:58AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: You're the Secretary. You're supposed to give answers, not speculation. If the ballot was ambigous, or confusing, it is YOUR responsibility. It has to be said

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-11 Thread Robert Millan
to freedom, a democratic system and a set of principles. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-11 Thread Robert Millan
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 08:22:58AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: You're the Secretary. You're supposed to give answers, not speculation. If the ballot was ambigous, or confusing, it is YOUR responsibility. Bdale, After sleeping over this, I really think I've been unnecesarily harsh

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-10 Thread Robert Millan
, but not for the rest of Debian. - The developers are implicitly endorsing an exception for the rest of Debian packages. Please, could you send a new message clarifiing the situation, and your judgement as Secretary? Thanks! -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-10 Thread Robert Millan
on the fact that option 2 defeats both of them? -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-10 Thread Robert Millan
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 05:48:33PM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote: On Sun, 2009-01-11 at 01:04 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: What you describe sounds like option 3, or maybe option 4. What is your opinion on the fact that option 2 defeats both of them? I'm not sure I agree with your sense

Re: RFC: General resolution: Clarify the status of the social contract

2008-12-21 Thread Robert Millan
that it actually has the intended effect. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: RFC: General resolution: Clarify the status of the social contract

2008-12-19 Thread Robert Millan
operations of Debian, except in so far as it | influences individual contributors' actions. ` How does this differ from the previous one in practice? -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's

Re: Deprecating (and deactivation) of an archive feature?!

2008-08-06 Thread Robert Millan
) and the other archives we provide /support as a supplement to Debian. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
the content of my message, not because its form. I have already apologised to Ben for the form, but I don't owe an apologise for the content, and I won't give it to you. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data

Re: Dealing gently with our peers (was: confusion about non-free)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 04:56:00PM -0300, Ben Armstrong wrote: On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:17:20 +0200 Robert Millan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to make it clear, please don't take it as if I were recriminating something to you. My understanding is that this problem is about general

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 01:58:50PM +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote: * Robert Millan [Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:20:03 +0200]: I think the reason you (and the other minority of bashers in this thread) are annoyed is because the content of my message, not because its form. You are certainly

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 09:27:39PM +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote: * Robert Millan [Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:13:17 +0200]: I'd rather believe something else if I could. Do you have a better explanation for: some people complain about my message being harsh by sending replies

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-04 Thread Robert Millan
non-free : Description: Debian x.y Testing distribution - Not Released So lenny is made from main (Debian), contrib and non-free. Therefore Lenny is not Debian, but a superset of it? This is troubling. Do you have any suggestions on how to address this? -- Robert Millan The DRM opt

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-04 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 08:46:36PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 20:36:17 +0200, Robert Millan wrote: This is troubling. Do you have any suggestions on how to address this? Stop trolling about utterly uninteresting details? I think it's you who are trolling

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-04 Thread Robert Millan
reaction). The ideal to stand and defend freedom is the whole reason I care about Debian, so when I feel that its reputation is being damaged, I get hurt too. Anyway, I really appreciate your work on making eeepc's better supported in Debian. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-04 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 04:01:50PM -0300, Ben Armstrong wrote: On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:36:17 +0200 Robert Millan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Therefore Lenny is not Debian, but a superset of it? This is troubling. Do you have any suggestions on how to address this? I have never understood

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-04 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 10:22:16PM +0300, Yavor Doganov wrote: Robert Millan wrote: Lenny is Debian. non-free is not part of Debian. Check the Social Contract. I wonder what is it that we do wrong to spread this confusion so much that it affects even Debian developers themselves

confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-03 Thread Robert Millan
[ adding debian-project ] On Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 01:53:54PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: On Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 08:28:19AM -0300, Ben Armstrong wrote: Earliest Eee models fully supported in Lenny Lenny will release with the atl2 ethernet driver and the non-free madwifi-source

message from Sven Luther

2007-06-29 Thread Robert Millan
agreement with his methods. I'm merely the messenger, so don't blame me. OTOH, I can understand why a person who has been forcibly silenced would react this way. Then again, if someone objects to it, just let me know and I won't send it. Thanks -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL

Re: message from Sven Luther

2007-06-29 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 03:51:32PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: Sven also told me that if nobody will forward it, he will make it by the slashdot way. Whatever that means, I don't personaly think being publicly discredited by our mistakes is something we want as a community. Update: Sven

Re: message from Sven Luther

2007-06-29 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 11:04:01AM -0300, Guilherme de S. Pastore wrote: Em Sex, 2007-06-29 às 15:51 +0200, Robert Millan escreveu: The message is political in nature, but its tone is not something that I would find offensive or rude. I personally think this has already been discussed ad

Re: message from Sven Luther

2007-06-29 Thread Robert Millan
of the other tests mentioned. Hi Stephen, As others have said, it is not fair to put on me the extra burden of recasting the message in my own words. Plus, I don't think it does really archieve anything. -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam

Re: message from Sven Luther

2007-06-29 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 04:34:21PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Friday 29 June 2007 15:51, Robert Millan wrote: Please note that this message doesn't imply agreement with his methods. I'm merely the messenger, so don't blame me. OTOH, I can understand why a person who has been forcibly

Fwd: Social committee proposal: mediation or repression ?

2007-06-29 Thread Robert Millan
like real world judges do. This is the only way to bring debian back again on the way to fun and friendliness, and the way to a police state that ian is proposing, altough nearer to the habits of DDs, is definitively not the way to go. Friendly, Sven Luther -- Robert Millan My spam

Re: message from Sven Luther

2007-06-29 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 09:49:23AM -0700, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: Robert Millan wrote: Sven Luther requested me to forward a message to this list for him. I have no problem with you forwarding a message. I would caution you that it is likely you would be held responsible

Re: Micros*ft deal

2007-06-21 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 06:08:16PM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: On 6/20/07, Robert Millan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Since every GNU/Linux distributor seems to be positioning with regards to possible patent deals with Microsoft, I thought we could do the same. Actually, it's totally

Re: Micros*ft deal

2007-06-21 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 03:50:21AM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 06:08:16PM -0300, Gustavo Franco wrote: On 6/20/07, Robert Millan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Since every GNU/Linux distributor seems to be positioning with regards to possible patent deals

Re: Micros*ft deal

2007-06-21 Thread Robert Millan
before.. -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam harvesters. Writing to it will get you added to my black list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Micros*ft deal

2007-06-20 Thread Robert Millan
by losing the right to distribute GPLv3 software. This is exactly what a positioning statement would reflect: that our community model is invulnerable to this kind of threats (and also to going out of bussiness, etc). Thoughts? -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address

showusthecode.com pledge

2007-03-09 Thread Robert Millan
Hi, Maybe it'd be a good idea if Debian adhered to the pledge at: http://www.showusthecode.com/ I believe as DPL you are empowered to represent Debian on this decision. (CCing debian-project) -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam