[clue-tech] The latest Debian feud - worth a read

[Collins Richey]

http://thunk.org/tytso/blog/2008/12/28/debian-philosophy-and-people/

My favorite of the responses is the following:

"Even in 1997, when Social Contract was first drafted, the Linux
Kernel contained non-free Firmware. Yet back then the Linux Kernel was
allowed to be in main, and not relegated to the "non-free" section.
What has changed since then? My contention is a much larger collection
of wild-eyed zealots who are more interested in delaying Lenny for the
sake of being Politically Correct is responsible for the past month's
rather divisive discussion — that, plus the fact the Social Contract
was badly flawed from the beginning, since it made statements that
were never true — how can Debian "remain" 100% free software when it
was never 100% free software in the first place? The kernel has always
had binary-only firmware blobs…."

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.