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Debian DPL Threatens to Leave SPI Over Sun Java

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the honeymoon-is-over dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A three-week-long flame war in debian-devel over the new Java Distribution License has culminated in Anthony Towns, the newly elected Debian Project Lead, offering to separate Debian from its legal representative, SPI. This came as a response to SPI member John Goerzen's objections to the Debian project's interaction with Sun's legal team around the new JDL license without review from SPI's lawyers."

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  1. Weird Coincidence! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's why my wife left me!

    1. Re:Weird Coincidence! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's why my wife left me!

      She probably left you for a well-hung guy named Ubuntu, am I right?

    2. Re:Weird Coincidence! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      When Ubuntu loves, Ubuntu chops!

    3. Re:Weird Coincidence! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Once you go Ubuntu, you never go back.

  2. Debian DPL by Nighttime · · Score: 4, Funny

    So that would be the Debian Debian Project Leader?

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  3. A flamewar on the Debian Mailing lists? by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thats unpossible!

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  4. On the other hand... by cranesan · · Score: 3, Funny

    One the one hand, SPI works for Debian. So they should go along with whatever Debian says. On the other hand, how can Debian expect SPI to do its job right if they are not included in legal discussions. Both sides have merit. Wow, and I haven't even read the article yet!

  5. Debian Stable by zaguar · · Score: 5, Funny
    Anthony Towns, the newly elected Debian Project Lead, offering to separate Debian from its legal representative, SPI.

    Bet they're regretting not running stable on Andy Towns now.

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  6. java by wjsroot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some people will do anything for a good cup of coffee.

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  7. There's a riot in the bazaar! by linvir · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's a riot in the bazaar!
    Quick! Let's hide in the cathedral!

  8. Re:A lot of nerve by muellerr1 · · Score: 5, Funny
    And it seems that that is when the discussions on debian-flamware started
    flamware (flâm'wâr) adj. 1. Copyrighted software that is available free of charge with the condition that users harshly criticize each other and their respective mothers.
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