1) isn't correct, there are numerous open source programs leaking data and some deliberately sending data:

https://wiki.debian.org/Privac...

> everyone who legally got the program binaries from the company can sue for the source code

Hopefully this lawsuit against Vizio will set that precedent:

https://sfconservancy.org/copy...

Conservancy is pursuing an angle similar to this right now:

https://sfconservancy.org/copy...

There is an alternative way to sue for compliance being tried in the Software Freedom Conservancy vs Vizio lawsuit. The lawsuit against Vizio is interesting because they aren't suing as copyright holders, but as recipients of GPL binaries from Vizio, they say that they are a third-party beneficiary of the GPL and thus they ask the court to force Vizio to release the relevant source code. Thus they create the possibility for any user of GPL binaries to sue for source code release.

https://sfconservancy.org/copy...

Free as in Freedom: http://faif.us/
LibreLounge: https://librelounge.org/

Fuck that, people who work in the classified world should just quit their jobs. Who's side are you on?

https://noisysquare.com/ethics-and-power-in-the-long-war-eleanor-saitta-dymaxion/

Please come join us on the #debian-mobile IRC channel on OFTC. We would like to make Debian on tablets, handsets and other devices a reality.

Ubuntu probably includes a newer kernel than Debian. We'll be adding a newer kernel in lenny-and-a-half.

Python 2.6 wasn't released when the freeze for Debian lenny began. I'm sure there will be backports as soon as it gets into testing/squeeze.

Mindshare is important, you need it to get an influx of developers which you need to keep up with the growth of the distribution. Personally I believe Ubuntu has been both detrimental and helpful to Debian (and FOSS in general).

It was also mentioned on the dev announce list:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2009/01/msg00002.html

IIRC you need to use jigdo to assemble them from the packages. This page hints at that:

http://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/debian-installer/

TS3 will be probably released before squeeze, we still have no shortage of names.

The Debian KDE team would love any help people can give, perhaps from Kubuntu guys!