Bug#265352: grub: Debian splash images for Grub

Robert Millan Robert Millan <rmh@debian.org>, 265352@bugs.debian.org
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:29:08 +0200


On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 03:23:22PM -0700, David Schleef wrote:
> 
> The Debian Open Use Logo License is generally considered to be
> non-DFSG free.  However, it appears to be a widely held belief
> that Debian should have _some_ logo that is DFSG-free, and that
> the license of the open logo should be changed to make this so.
> I think because of the latter, there has never been a logo purge
> of main.  Perhaps an attempted logo purge would convince SPI to
> act on this matter.

What does "convince SPI" mean here?  I thought SPI is governed by the
Debian developers.

> It's somewhat amusing that debian-legal routinely convinces people
> to change to DFSG-free licenses, but can't seem to affect its own
> organization.

The real question is why a project that is dedicated to free software did
release a non-free logo in the first place...

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Robert Millan

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