[GNU/FSF Press] Press release: FSF announces release of gNewSense 1.0

[Derek Broughton]

Alexander Jacob Tsykin wrote:

> On Monday 06 November 2006 06:37, Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Robin Sonefors wrote:
>> > fre 2006-11-03 klockan 14:40 -0400 skrev Derek Broughton:
>> >> OK, but what's this nonsense about "the reliance on Ubuntu's
>> >> proprietary distribution management tool Launchpad"?
>> >
>> > Well... What's nonsense about it? Launchpad IS proprietary...
>>
>> But there's no "reliance".  I don't have to use launchpad to use Ubuntu.
> 
> There is for bug tracking and bug reporting, as well as a few other tasks
> crucial for the coordination of the distrbution, such as managing the
> teams.

It's not part of the _distribution_.  As for its use by developers, how do
FSF plan to not take advantage of the fact that it _was_ used?  That's why
I called it nonsense.  They can't use Ubuntu without indirectly using
Launchpad, and _anybody_ can use Ubuntu without directly using Launchpad. 
They've built a strawman argument that wasn't even necessary to support
their (generally) reasonable project.

I might go so far as to point out that if they refuse to use Launchpad for
bug-tracking, they're going against the very spirit of their organization -
taking without giving back to the community.
-- 
derek