discuss: Debian-free licenses was Re: modifiability of docs: final decision
Subject:
Re: Debian-free licenses was Re: modifiability of docs: final decision
From:
doug jensen ####@####.####
Date:
10 Mar 2005 04:12:02 -0000
Message-Id: <20050310041126.GA23152@debian>
On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 05:51:06PM -0800, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Hi
>
> > As I originally said you have included
> > misinformation in your postings.
>
> can you explain why you call it misinformation. I
> believe Rick explained his rationale. I would be
> interested in hearing yours
This is Rick's first paragraph in his posting:
1. Although that page and the linked "License Information" page are
maintained by an (unidentified) Debian webmaster, he does not speak for
the Debian Project, because he cannot. I have in previous discussions
on this matter gone through a long analysis of who speaks for Debian and
in what circumstances: Can unearth that if you need it, but (from
memory) it's the Debian Project Leader, his Deputies for various
specialised purposes, various General Resolutions that are proposed and
passed, actions of the Technical Committee, and decisions of individual
Debian package maintainers. (In matters of licensing, decisions always
devolve to the level of individual package maintainers.)
He knows that the person that put up that page can be identified. But
his statement infers that no one knows who did it. The rest of the
paragraph goes on to try to support the unidentifed nature of the
project.
However, by comparison who speaks for the LDP? GNU/Linux and all of us
involved in the Free software world don't work like that. (Well, Linus
can to some extent and RMS can to some extent.) But in general, it is
driven by consensus not any one person. Does the fact that no one speaks
for the LDP, make yours or anyone elses contribution or voice any less
meningful? Does it make it illegitamate? Things get done by the
person that does the work, usually after discussion with the group.
But, even if not, any of the Developers can raise a question, then they
can reach a consensus.
So Rick's statement doesn't make any difference, that is not how it
works. I think Rick knows that, he claims that he has knowledge of the
Debian project. He participates on this list, how could he not know how
it works. He knows that there is no one person here that can speak for
the LDP.
Why would he make that statement, if he wasn't trying to confuse the
issue?
--
Doug Jensen
>
> Regards
> Rahul Sundaram
>
>
>
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