Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-15 Thread Jérôme Marant
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > One of my initial packages was non-free (still is, although I hold out > hope for a licence change at some point). I suggest that a better policy > is closer to this: > > New maintainers applying as packagers should contribute something to > main as

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-15 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 06:06:50AM -0600, Colin Watson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:04:10PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: > > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. > > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > > non-free package are showing that t

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:04:10PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > non-free package are showing that they do not understand > our philosophy and dedication to Free Softwa

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Pete Ryland
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 11:58:23PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 05:05:52PM +0100, Jérôme Marant wrote: > > I'm just telling that asking for a sponsor for non-free > > packages is not helping the project. > > If the package is useful it is helping the users. > > > I wo

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 05:05:52PM +0100, Jérôme Marant wrote: > I'm just telling that asking for a sponsor for non-free > packages is not helping the project. If the package is useful it is helping the users. > I wonder if such people really know that Debian is not only about > technique

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 05:41:31AM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote: > it's unreasonable to have a nontechnical barrier to entry which doesn't > apply to existing members. Agreed. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness.

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Lex Spoon
> > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. [...] > > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > > non-free package are showing that they do not understand > > our philosophy and dedication to Free Software. > Debian *does* support non-free softwar

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Hi Jérôme, Le Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:04:10PM +0100, Jérôme Marant écrivait: > Hi, > > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. Sponsors are free to decide who they sponsor and what they sponsor. There's no need for any new rule ... May i let you know that when I package

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Jérôme Marant
"Vince Mulhollon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I disagree with Jérôme Marant, with evidence supporting that disagreement > below: This is strange that you did not even comment the first part of my message. -- Jérôme Marant

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 01/14/2002 10:05:52 AM af_mara wrote: >> Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > It's clear that free software is better than non-free software but please >> > don't forget that you agreed that "We will support our users who develop >> > and run non-free software on Debian". >> >> I'd l

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Jérôme Marant
Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Jérôme, > > > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. > > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > > non-free package are showing that they do not understand > > our philosophy and dedication to Free Soft

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Joseph Carter
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:04:10PM +0100, J?r?me Marant wrote: > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > non-free package are showing that they do not understand > our philosophy and dedication to Free Softwa

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Adrian Bunk
On 14 Jan 2002, Jérôme Marant wrote: > Hi, Hi Jérôme, > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > non-free package are showing that they do not understand > our philosophy and dedication to Free Software. d

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Luca De_Vitis
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 01:04:10PM +0100, Jérôme Marant wrote: > > Hi, > > I propose that we do not sponsor people for non-free packages. > People that we want to join us and seeking sponsors for > non-free package are showing that they do not understand > our philosophy and dedication to