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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Updated policy
From:       George Staikos <staikos () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-02-13 20:03:11
Message-ID: 200402131503.12123.staikos () kde ! org
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On Friday 13 February 2004 13:15, Olaf Jan Schmidt wrote:
> After getting constructive feedback from Rob, Gerhard and Harri, I changed
> the wording of my suggested policy to deal with the mentioned problems.
>
> This is my new suggestion:
>
> "KDE does not host software which promotes illegal activities or which
> primary purpose is illegal in the countries where the main KDE servers
> (web servers, FTP server, CVS server, mailing lists) are located. KDE
> also does not promote illegal activities on its website, in the
> documentation and in the default settings.

  Illegal where?  We host things in various places, and laws vary from country 
to country.  I don't see how you can decide this, and even then, how you will 
resolve conflicts.  In Canada, citizens pay taxes in exchange for 
downloading/copying/sharing content.  Therefore no private citizen is 
harassed about downloading music etc.  Do you propose that we bar all 
software that infringes on any law anywhere?

-- 
George Staikos
KDE Developer				http://www.kde.org/
Staikos Computing Services Inc.		http://www.staikos.net/
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