Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-16 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 10:34:12PM +0200, Osamu Aoki wrote: Proposal F: The Debian project resolves that it will not compromise on freedom, and will never knowingly issue another release (excluding point updates to stable releases) that contains anything in the main or contrib

Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-16 Thread Raul Miller
On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 11:54:05AM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: Personally, I don't buy the notion that this is a release issue at all. Dropping non-free stuff just isn't that hard; it wouldn't take long. I don't think the time is only for dropping non-free stuff. I think it's also for going

Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-16 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 08:31:20PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 10:34:12PM +0200, Osamu Aoki wrote: 5. All other proposed GRs to get the sarge out are better than the situation created by GR (2004-003). But they still seem to put heavy limitations on the

Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-15 Thread Steve Langasek
Mr. Secretary, Under section A.2 of the constitution, I hereby call for a vote on general resolution 2004-004, Sarge Release Schedule in view of GR 2004-003. I believe the wording of the resolution and amendments that should appear on the ballot is as follows: Proposal A: The Debian Project,

Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-15 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, It is a minor one but since now Proposal F will be included in this ballot some wordings have to be adjusted accordingly. On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 01:19:49AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: Mr. Secretary, Under section A.2 of the constitution, I hereby call for a vote on general resolution

Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-15 Thread Graham Wilson
On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 10:34:12PM +0200, Osamu Aoki wrote: Proposal F: The Debian project resolves that it will not compromise on freedom, and will never knowingly issue another release (excluding point updates to stable releases) that contains anything in the main or contrib

Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-15 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 10:34:12PM +0200, Osamu Aoki wrote: 5. All other proposed GRs to get the sarge out are better than the situation created by GR (2004-003). But they still seem to put heavy limitations on the post-sarge releases. This proposal solves them for good. This is

Re: Call for Vote on GR 2004-004

2004-06-15 Thread Duncan Findlay
On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 01:19:49AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: Proposal B: The Debian Project, affirming its commitment to principles of freeness for all works it distributes, but recognizing that changing the Social Contract today would have grave consequences for the upcoming