Re: XLibre in Debian

On Fri, Oct 03, 2025 at 01:48:58AM +0200, Antoine Le Gonidec wrote:
> Le Thu, Oct 02, 2025 at 01:24:48PM -0700, Soren Stoutner a écrit :
> > (…) I am not accustomed to Debian categorically rejecting software 
> > that is DFSG-free from inclusion based solely on the team that develops it.
> 
> To avoid confusion: I gave *my* opinion. My opinion as a Debian
> Developer, but still I am not Debian by myself.

This was not an opinion -- just a statement.

> As for why I strongly oppose the inclusion of this software into Debian,
> I won’t go into details so suffice to say that I am not willing to let
> Debian become a Nazi bar.

Ah, details. That comes closer to an opinion, thanks.

I see how one would not want to work with some people. It is a tough
question. It seems that the XLibre developer does hold some extreme
opinions (that is their right!), but doesn't seem willing to question
them from time to time (what can be a problem when working together).

I didn't research too much about it, but found those two [1] [2] in
The Register.

This shows to me that the XLibre main developer tries to spread
borderline unscientific stuff (that mRNA from vaccines somenow
finds its way into the cell's DNA) -- but doesn't qualify for
me (yet!) as Nazi. I'd be still a bit wary of working with them.

So, Antoine, you seem to have a point, but the way you "sell" it
doesn't really help towards an informed discussion.

Cheers

[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/xlibre_new_xorg_fork/
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/11/linus_torvalds_vaccine_smackdown/
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