Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Request for Endorsement for ConnochaetOS

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Dear Richard Stallman.

Will you please tell us your position and the position of FSF about the 
following issue? It is important to have an official position and not 
someone else's opinion about it. I think this will ease ConnochaetOS' 
approval as an FSF endorsed distro. Thank you very much.

On 21/08/11 11:34, Henry Jensen wrote:
> Hello Jason,
>
> On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:09:14 -0700 (PDT)
> "Jason Self"<address@hidden>  wrote:
>
> > Henry Jensen wrote:
> > > So "free software" and "open source" are considered as the same
> > > community at the FSFE.
> > But ConnochaetOS isn't requesting an endorsement from FSFE.
> Well, I know they are independent organisations. But since the FSF
> don't have an organisation here and english is not my native language,
> I must rely on that what the FSFE in Germany is saying.
>
> So, now you are saying that FSF and FSFE are have different positions
> on this matter. That's a pity but I think that must be worked out
> between those organisations at the top level. Regarding this matter,
> there are very fine and detailed nuances which may even differ from
> person to person. In fact I know that RMS is now involved in this
> matter and I have received a mail from him in which he says, that both,
> free software and open source camp, "are part of one community". Since
> it is a personal mail I can't quote it here entirely.
>
> > With the earlier recommendation to install the non-free kernel, and now the
> > recommendation to use Plop, if the website is being edited by members of the
> > community is there anything in place to ensure that things like this don't 
> > happen?
> Yes, we have a section for reporting bugs as I wrote in the initial
> mail. This things happen, it happens at other free distros as well.
> AFAIK the FSDG do allow to make mistakes and of course we will correct
> them promptly.
>
> Regards,
>
> Henry


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