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Brandon Hale <tseng@g.o> said: |
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> On (12/02/03 01:20), Donnie Berkholz wrote: |
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>> To: gentoo-desktop-research@g.o |
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>> From: Donnie Berkholz <spyderous@g.o> |
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>> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:20:27 -0500 |
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>> Subject: [gentoo-desktop-research] Desktop Linux Consortium membership |
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>> Reply-To: gentoo-desktop-research@g.o |
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>> I think it's a good idea for Gentoo to apply to become a member of the |
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>> Desktop Linux Consortium [1]. Thoughts? |
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> I dont see why not, I would participate. |
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>> Here's the membership description for that class: |
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>> Associated Members |
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>> This class of membership is reserved for the Linux community |
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>> organizations that are the heart and soul of the Linux development |
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>> process. This includes organizations such as the Debian project, KDE, |
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>> Gnome, and many more. Membership in this class will require approval by |
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>> the membership committee of the consortium. Associated Members have the |
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>> right to nominate 2 of the 11 directors and have access to Consortium |
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>> forums and membership events. |
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>> There is no cost for Associated Members. |
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> This group seems to be the driving force behind actual developments. |
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> However in this structure corporate sponsors (the guys that fork over alot of money) hold 7/11 (>½) of votes. Not sure I like how that works... I can see giving incentives for sponsorship, but at the same time why take the power from the people who really know the issues regarding Linux on the desktop. |
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Right, but if you look at the corporates, they don't seems to be that evil. |
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Sure there is no guarantee for the future, but I think it's quite safe for now. |
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I like the idea |
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