Input Required On Bug

Matt Zimmerman mdz at ubuntu.com
Thu Mar 24 17:50:34 UTC 2011


Sorry for the delay in responding to this.  I've put it on the agenda for
today's tech board meeting.

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 08:10:29AM -0800, Jono Bacon wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> There is currently a discussion going on at:
> 
>     https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/723831
> 
> Essentially the discussion involves whether we should enable the
> "third-party software" installer option by default and if we do, I
> suspect this would be policy change in Ubuntu as the pre-selected
> checkbox would essentially enable Ubuntu to use proprietary drivers. I
> am not sure though *if* this would be considered a policy change, so I
> recommended that the TB weigh in to provide additional perspective.
> 
> I would appreciate if you could all visit the bug and offer your input
> on whether you feel this is indeed a policy change, ad therefore
> whether the TB should meet to discuss it and any possible
> modifications to our policy surrounding this topic.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>     Jono
> 
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