Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom

From	Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.project
Subject	Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom
Date	2016-06-07 11:30 +0200
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Debian has been using the slogan / tag line "The Universal Operating
System" for as long as I can remember.

It is a good choice and it represents the aims of many contributors, but
is it the optimal choice today?

For example, has there ever been discussion about replacing it with a
slogan that puts an emphasis on freedom, another value that is important
to many contributors?

E.g. "Powering your freedom", "Enabling your freedom", "The free
platform", "The universal free OS", etc

It would be interesting to consider this in the lead up to the next
stable release.

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Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> - 2016-06-07 11:30 +0200
  Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2016-06-07 12:00 +0200
  Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> - 2016-06-07 12:30 +0200
    Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> - 2016-06-07 13:30 +0200
      Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org> - 2016-06-07 14:00 +0200
        Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> - 2016-06-07 15:20 +0200
          Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2016-06-07 15:30 +0200
    Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Zlatan Todoric <zlatan@riseup.net> - 2016-06-07 13:40 +0200
    Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org> - 2016-06-07 14:00 +0200
      Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2016-06-07 14:00 +0200
        Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> - 2016-06-07 15:30 +0200
  Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2016-06-07 13:50 +0200
  Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2016-06-07 20:10 +0200
    Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> - 2016-06-08 07:40 +0200

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