Re: Bits from the DPL: Freedom and etch

2006-08-29 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Anthony Towns wrote: > (c) A number of drivers in the Linux kernel include firmware to be > uploaded to the chipsets they support that is provided as > either a sequence of hex codes, or as a separate binary file -- > while modifying the code is allowed, in many if not

Re: Bits from the DPL: Freedom and etch

2006-08-29 Thread Anthony Towns
On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 12:39:03PM +0200, Pierre Habouzit wrote: > I'm very suprised by that mail that completely forgot to mention the > ongoing discussions about a GR about firmwares. There is already three > proposals for that GR[1] and I wonder why those have not been > mentionned. Err, b

Re: Bits from the DPL: Freedom and etch

2006-08-29 Thread Pierre Habouzit
Le lun 28 août 2006 20:35, Anthony Towns a écrit : > Hello, world! > > […] > > Note that both these polls are just an informal way of finding out > what people think, and while they will be considered and taken into > account, they won't necessarily be the final word on the matter. I'm very supr

Re: Bits from the DPL: Freedom and etch hik :-) At skimme, ny mail

2006-08-28 Thread Niels Larsen
On Monday 28 August 2006 20:35, Anthony Towns wrote: > Hello, world! > > As a project, Debian is heavily committed to the ideals of free software. > That's not news to anyone reading this, I'm sure, as it's something > we've constantly worked to improve, whether that be by establishing our > Social