Re: linux-2.6: includes nondistributable and non-free binary firmware

2006-08-19 Thread Sven Luther
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 07:46:56PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:07:42AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Maks - > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:05:30PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: > >> > > Something about [bug #242866] seems bro

Re: Re: linux-2.6: includes nondistributable and non-free binary firmware

2006-08-18 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 10:00:27AM +0200, BALLABIO GERARDO wrote: > I disagree. If there's non-free material in main [...] This is not a discussion list. Please don't hold constitutional debates here, they are off-topic. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free

Re: linux-2.6: includes nondistributable and non-free binary firmware

2006-08-18 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:07:42AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Maks - >> >> On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:05:30PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: >> > > Something about [bug #242866] seems broken, however, >> > > because RC-buggy linux-2.6 packages keep making it into >>

Re: Re: linux-2.6: includes nondistributable and non-free binary firmware

2006-08-18 Thread BALLABIO GERARDO
> No, what allowed sarge to go out the door with DFSG violations was an unambigous GR by a majority of the debian developers who decided to include those non-free firmware (and GFDL docs, and some random fonts, and ...), into sarge even though they didn't quite meet the DFSG. > > That vote is not v

Re: linux-2.6: includes nondistributable and non-free binary firmware

2006-08-17 Thread maximilian attems
keep me out of this thread. enough time is lost with any of those dfsg firmware wankers, that do _zero_ work upstream or on the licensing front. the drivers are free not-fucking non-free. rest in peace -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

Re: linux-2.6: includes nondistributable and non-free binary firmware

2006-08-17 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:07:42AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Maks - > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:05:30PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: > > > Something about [bug #242866] seems broken, however, > > > because RC-buggy linux-2.6 packages keep making it into > > > testing. Is it obvious