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Re: next approach: new non-free/contrib policy

>> So if someone signs the gated distribution license, states that he is
>> fully responsible for all the consequences etc in the copyright file, that
>> the Debian Project does not consider that package a part of its
>> distribution etc etc and uses our ftp server to do so then its ok?
>
>No. Every piece of software that is put on ftp.debian.org (or related
>sites) is considered as "distributed by the Debian Project/SPI". There is
>no way to change this by adding a statement to the copyright file or
>anywhere else. 

We have said again and again that non-free is not part of Debian.
non-free does not have to conform to our copyright requirements. It must
just be made available with consent from the authors. I do not think that
we would have any problems getting such a permission from the gated
consortium once someone signs it and takes responsibility.

>Debian will _not_ sign any contracts just to be allowed to distribute a
>package (not even for "non-free"). This would be clearly against our
>goals.

I said nothing about Debian signing anything. It is certainly not
against our goals to confirm that the changes we make are returned
to the gated consortium and to keep it free. This would just confirm our
goals.

But we are talking here about someone else signing and taking
responsibility for gated staying free software because the
inflexibilitys of the Debian project leaders does not allow
that.

>However, the "Vitamin D" project could sign the license and distribute the
>package on _their_ ftp servers (if Vitamin D-people agree--I don't know).

If you see vitamin-d as taking over non-free and contrib and refuse to
have non-free or contrib as we used to then you are changing the goals to
which the debian project has committed itself in the social contract. We
need a new vote on the social contract for such a radical change as you
are proposing.

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