[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

CVS User joey joey at infodrom.org
Wed Aug 23 13:05:59 UTC 2006


Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2006-35.wml 
Log Message:
New GR

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-35.wml	2006/08/23 09:22:47	1.2
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-35.wml	2006/08/23 13:05:59	1.3
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 <p>Welcome to this year's 35th issue of DWN, the weekly newsletter for the
 Debian community.</p>
 
+<p><strong>General Resolution: Handling Firmware.</strong> Steve Langasek <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2006/08/msg00032.html">proposed</a>
+a general resolution to establish how DFSG#2 should be understood to apply to
+firmware, especially when distributed with the Linux kernel.  When accepted
+firmware will be considered as data without the requirement of matching source
+code.  It would also clarify the situation for other works such as images,
+video, and fonts.</p>
+
 <p><strong>FrOSCon Report.</strong> Joey Schulze <a
 href="$(HOME)/events/2006/0624-froscon-report">reported</a> about the Debian
 presence at the first <a href="$(HOME)/events/2006/0624-froscon">Free and Open



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