Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (317 mails)

[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

C wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 13:40, Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Anyway... those that are offended by the board's actions will never
> > > see the other side.. and those who support the actions (like me)
> > > will never think it was a bad idea.... so... :-P  we will go in
> > > circles here for weeks.
> >
> > What's done is done, it can't be changed and it's not interesting any
> > more.  For the future however, I think we ought to amend the guiding
> > principles to unequivocally state that openSUSE does not engage in or
> > endorse any kind of policical activism.
>
> But.. DenverD isn't done trolling here :-P
>
> Requesting such an amendment to the guiding principles will be an
> "interesting" and endless debate with no clear answer... open source
> is in itself a political statement.... and ties into copyrights,
> patents and so many other things.  personally I think such a demand is
> doomed to failure.. not to say that a proposal should not be tendered,
> but... it'll be a long drawn out endless and futile argument.

As futile as our previous lengthy debates on strategy etc. perhaps. :-( 

At least the issue of political activism is straight forward - if we say
no, end of debate.  If we say yes, no end of debate. 



-- 
Per Jessen, Zürich (5.4°C)

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