Re: [libreoffice-website] LibreOffice-Extensions-Template-Website

On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 15:47 -0400, Marc Paré wrote:
> Le 2011-06-19 06:57, Andrea Pescetti a écrit :
> > Italo Vignoli wrote:
> > > On 6/19/11 11:25 AM, Marc Paré wrote:
> > > > Could you suggest another description that we could use that would be
> > > > more appropriate for us?
> > > I think that we should use "free software license, preferably copyleft"
> > Just "free software license" linked to
> > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html would exactly match with the
> > RMS quote on http://www.documentfoundation.org/supporters/ and would
> > include both free-permissive licenses (Apache) and free-copyleft
> > licenses (LGPL).
> >
> > Anything else would be a new interpretation of the original statement
> > and would exclude (or discourage) some free software from the extensions
> > repository, but of course the Steering Committee is free to decide on
> > the policy of the LibreOffice websites regardless of RMS's quotes from
> > months ago.
> >
> > Regards,
> >    Andrea.
> Thanks Andrea,
>
> This make more sense for now.
>
> I also agree that the SC should maybe take this up on a confcall for a 
> discussion as to their philosophy on use of "free software" or if they 
> decide to be even more specific "copy-left licensing".

Once again -1 to that idea.

If there is to be a policy of this magnitude then the correct way is to
have a vote of the members of the foundation, not the SC or the BOD when
it exists, IMO.

>  I think this is 
> an important point to take up taking into consideration the latest 
> situation with questions to the ASF licensing issues.

I also believe this is a very important situation but the greatest
importance lies not with this specific singular policy, rather with how
such a policy should be created. 

 Which world view will we hold - Do we discuss and come to a group
decision or do we lobby for the decision of a select (even if elected)
few - this is not a causal question, and I thank you for bringing it up.

Sincerely,

Drew Jensen
Document Foundation Member



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