Short-term versus long-term positions

Posted May 23, 2025 11:41 UTC (Fri) by sammythesnake (guest, #17693)
In reply to: Short-term versus long-term positions by farnz
Parent article: Debian debates AI models and the DFSG

That "wait and see but be cautious in the meantime' approach sounds pretty sensible to me, but I think the resolution ought to explicitly state that rationale and the intention to potentially relax the restrictions if future clarification allows.

The risk otherwise is that future resolutions to relax these restrictions will be fighting against an entrenched status quo that wasn't intended to remain...

Short-term versus long-term positions

Posted May 23, 2025 14:27 UTC (Fri) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

Or put in a sunset clause - the restrictions will apply for at most say 5 years and then a new GR is required ...

Even if you put the rationale that you intend it to be re-visited, there will be an entrenched status quo that says "why should we?". The sunset would give them no choice.

Cheers,
Wol