As a non-#Debian package maintainer and user, this opening line is just .... Debian in a nutshell.

Debian decides not to decide [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1061544/

#Linux #distributions #foss #opensource

@dazo I don't understand what's wrong about that. Instead of setting a law for yes or no, they decide not to set a law. Yet, I hope.

See also: the USSCoJ deciding not to review a case: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/03/03/0545246/ai-generated-art-cant-be-copyrighted-after-supreme-court-declines-to-review-the-rule

AI-Generated Art Can't Be Copyrighted After Supreme Court Declines To Review the Rule - Slashdot

The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a case challenging the U.S. Copyright Office's stance that AI-generated works lack the required human authorship for copyright protection, leaving lower court rulings intact. The Verge reports: The Monday decision comes after Stephen Thaler,...

@mdione I didn't say anything was wrong.

Just pointed out that the "decision to not make a decision" ("now", you could add) is just so typical Debian way of doing things.

Or did you want to prove my point about the "Debian way" by triggering a discussion about that in this thread as well? 😉