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Kurt Roeckx

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Nov 29, 2023, 4:50:04 PM11/29/23
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Hi,

I've updated the page at https://www.debian.org/vote/2023/vote_002 which
the current status.

We're at the maximum discussion period of 3 weeks, so the vote will
probably start the 10th of December.


Kurt

Kurt Roeckx

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Dec 6, 2023, 11:30:04 PM12/6/23
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Can people make suggestions for the ballot options text?

Kurt

Bart Martens

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Dec 7, 2023, 10:50:03 AM12/7/23
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May I suggest for proposal C:
"The EU should not overrule DFSG 6 and FOSS licenses"
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Kurt Roeckx

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Dec 8, 2023, 2:50:05 PM12/8/23
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Since the vote will start in a few hours, I need options for the other 2
options. My best attempts so far:
A: The CRA and PLD will be detrimental to open source software
B: The EU should clarify that non-commercial open source is exempted
C: The EU should not overrule DFSG 6 and FOSS licenses


Kurt

Ilu

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Dec 8, 2023, 2:50:05 PM12/8/23
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The CRA and PLD proposals include regulations, that will be detrimental
to free and open source software

Am 08.12.23 um 20:40 schrieb Kurt Roeckx:

Judit Foglszinger

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Dec 8, 2023, 3:00:04 PM12/8/23
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> > The CRA and PLD proposals include regulations, that will be detrimental
> > to free and open source software
>
> We've never had such a long option, and I'm worried this will break for
> some people trying to vote when it gets wrapped to the next line. But it
> might also just be fine. There is at least some code that only checks
> the first few words or something like that.

regulations in CRA and PLD proposals will be detrimental to FLOSS ?
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Kurt Roeckx

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Dec 8, 2023, 3:00:04 PM12/8/23
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On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 08:43:33PM +0100, Ilu wrote:
> The CRA and PLD proposals include regulations, that will be detrimental
> to free and open source software

We've never had such a long option, and I'm worried this will break for
some people trying to vote when it gets wrapped to the next line. But it
might also just be fine. There is at least some code that only checks
the first few words or something like that.


Kurt

Ilu

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Dec 8, 2023, 3:10:04 PM12/8/23
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Am 08.12.23 um 20:55 schrieb Judit Foglszinger:
No. It is important that vote A did not say that ALL of CRA and PLD are
detrimental. Just certain parts of it. It says explicitely: "While a lot
of these regulations seem reasonable,..."

CRA + PLD proposals include regulations, that will be detrimental
to FOSS

Without knowing the character limit I cannot produce a solution, but if
this is still too long you could remove the word "proposals".

Russ Allbery

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Dec 8, 2023, 3:20:04 PM12/8/23
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Ilu <il...@gmx.net> writes:

> CRA + PLD proposals include regulations, that will be detrimental
> to FOSS

How about:

CRA and PLD proposals include regulations detrimental to FOSS

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Ilu

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Dec 8, 2023, 3:40:04 PM12/8/23
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Am 08.12.23 um 21:13 schrieb Russ Allbery:
> Ilu <il...@gmx.net> writes:
>
>> CRA + PLD proposals include regulations, that will be detrimental
>> to FOSS
>
> How about:
>
> CRA and PLD proposals include regulations detrimental to FOSS
>

This would be real-english-english? ;-) If it has the same meaning, fine
by me. I've pinged Santiago.

Lucas Nussbaum

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Dec 8, 2023, 4:20:04 PM12/8/23
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Hi,

On 08/12/23 at 21:58 +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> [ ] Choice 1: CRA and PLD proposals include regulations detrimental to FOSS
> [ ] Choice 2: The EU should clarify that non-commercial FOSS is exempted

"non-commercial FOSS" sounds like CC BY-NC-SA (which is not FOSS). What
this option is trying to say is that FOSS development outside commercial
context should be exempted (or non-commercial FOSS organizations).

However I cannot find a wording that fits on a single line...

Lucas

Santiago Ruano Rincón

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Dec 8, 2023, 4:40:04 PM12/8/23
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El 08/12/23 a las 21:37, Ilu escribió:
I fully trust Russ's English skills :-)

LGTM.

Thank you!
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Luca Boccassi

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Dec 8, 2023, 6:10:04 PM12/8/23
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On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 at 23:04, Bart Martens <ba...@debian.org> wrote:
> Maybe this?
> [ ] Choice 2: The EU should exempt non-commercial use of FOSS"

It's not just use, development too. Maybe:

"CRA and PLD proposals should only apply to commercial ventures"

Bart Martens

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Dec 8, 2023, 6:10:04 PM12/8/23
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On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 10:06:45PM +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
Maybe this?
[ ] Choice 2: The EU should exempt non-commercial use of FOSS"

>
> Lucas
>

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Russ Allbery

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Dec 8, 2023, 6:30:04 PM12/8/23
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Ilu <il...@gmx.net> writes:
> Am 08.12.23 um 21:13 schrieb Russ Allbery:

>> How about:

>> CRA and PLD proposals include regulations detrimental to FOSS

> This would be real-english-english? ;-) If it has the same meaning, fine
> by me. I've pinged Santiago.

Yeah, casually you would normally stick "that would be" or "that are" in
between "regulations" and "detrimental", but you can omit it without loss
of meaning. This wording reads as more formal and a little stuffy, but I
think people will understand it.

You more often see this construction in the phrase "actions detrimental to
<some organization>" in, say, codes of conduct or laws or whatnot.
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