[Fsf-Debian] No response?

[Jason Self]

Ben Finney said:
> Do we not allow the Debian project to say what is and is not part of Debian?

I think that the Debian Project can certainly decide what "is" and "is not" part
of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, but does it actually make a difference?

It seems that the change needed to the guidelines [1] for the FSF to endorse
Debian in its current form would open a rather large loophole that would permit
any GNU/Linux distribution to say "those packages are not part of the
distribution" and get FSF endorsement.

It seems that the proper thing to focus on, then, isn't the question of whether
said packages are part of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution or not.

[1] http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
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