Debian: Software proprietario SI o NO? SI

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La problematica del software proprietario all’interno del progetto Debian è stata da sempre motivo di scontri e didattiti anche molto pesanti, che ha fatto ultimamente una vittima.

Il segretario del progetto Debian , Manoj Srivastava, ha rassegnato le sue dimissioni perchè all’interno del progetto Debian è stata presa la sofferta decisione di inserire software proprietario, nel caso specifico firmware proprietario.

Il contratto sociale di Debian non ha più valore? Che dire… Software Proprietario 1-0.

Debian Developers to Determine Lenny’s Fate The debate centers around whether or not to accept proprietary firmware in Debian, with or without published source code, and if the guidelines could thereby be violated. Part of the debate also addresses possible violations of the GPL. One of the choices is to assume that these proprietary firmware “blobs” comply unless proven otherwise. Blobs are typically microcode that drive hardware components. As described in the First Call for Votes, these blobs are often distributed by firmware vendors without sources or documentation. Through one of its voting choices, the release team allows the option to exclude these source requirements: “By excluding such firmware from Debian we exclude users that require such devices… or make it unnecessarily hard for them.”

Debian secretary quits over Lenny release vote

In a message posted to one of the project mailing lists, Srivastava said he had taken the step of quitting the post of secretary due to the dissatisfaction over the options offered in a recent vote about the release of the next version of Debian, Lenny. The voting process ends on December 21.

There are moves afoot by some developers to ask for his removal from the project altogether and this is why Srivastava has held out the possibility of leaving Debian.

[via Debian News ]

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