Editorial Tone

Editorial Tone

Posted Apr 29, 2004 10:46 UTC (Thu) by modernjazz (guest, #4185)
In reply to: Editorial Tone by Ross
Parent article: Debian: too free?

An important function of journalism is to force a
community to face awkward and unpleasant facts. A
statement like

"In the longer term, Debian is going to have to come to a
conclusion about where its priorities truly lie"

is simply the bald-faced truth. The many different
reasons for running Debian cannot coexist under one roof
if there are members of that community who insist on
restricting that roof to only a portion of the
house. Perhaps the roof has to be bigger, or the house
smaller, but either way a decision must be made.

Personally, I'd like to see Debian much more tolerant of
"impure" components---after all, the hardware it runs on
is not free. But the proper resolution is a matter for
debate. Rest assured, however, that as a current Debian
advocate I will be watching this debate with great
interest.

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