Hi, On Thu, 1 Aug 2013, Ludwig Nussel wrote:
Because we are a community that provides free and easy access to Free and Open Source Software. We are working as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source community and we value free software an open development process and openness.[1]
A.K.A. we don't distribute closed source software that doesn't care about software freedom.
As others have pointed out our current practice contradicts that conclusion. So either we are already violating our own guidelines or you are interpreting something into them that isn't that black and white.
This is the concept known under the name "exceptions". Exceptions need justification, justifications lie in the eye of the beholder. Typical types of justification for us are "many users will want it", or "many things depends on that"; that's not an exhaustive list, it needs to be determined case by case by either consensus or ultimately the release manager/team. I haven't seen a very convincing case (to me! please state if it was convincing to you) be made for the software that started this thread. Hence I don't see a reason to make an exception. Because, yes, as Henne said, all else being equal, we value free software more than we value the number of packages. Ciao, Michael. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org