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On Sun, 2008-05-25 at 12:32 +0200, Ioannis Aslanidis wrote: |
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> > 7. Buy new hardware to install/certify Gentoo on ( PS 4, new procs, |
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> > big iron, etc) |
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> Do we certify Gentoo (in the legal sense of the word)? |
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Maybe not in the legal sense. But in the sense that it's been installed, |
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tested, and know to work on yet to be release hardware or upcoming |
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platforms. |
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> > 11. Purchase membership for Gentoo in other foundations ( Gentoo |
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> > being a member of Gnome foundation, or etc ) |
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> What would be the benefit of that? Could you develop? |
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Having a say in the future or direction. So others distro's per say |
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could totally skew the direction or etc. Also to show a tighter/closer |
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relationship. Cross pollination, etc. |
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> > 12. Provide hardware to devs working on certain areas, device |
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> > drivers etc ( like buying a bunch of video cards for those |
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> > supporting binary drivers, or odd/expensive hardware ) |
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> This could work, but the hardware should be property of the foundation |
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> then. When someone leaves the foundation, the hardware has to be |
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> relocated. |
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That's a given. |
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> > 13. Buy licenses to commercial apps so we can package and make |
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> > ebuilds available for them. |
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> I think this is not worth it. It is them who should show up some interest. |
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> > 14. Provide FREE release media |
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> I'd be on the other side here. People can always download stuff for |
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> free, but for what I've seen in other distro's, if you want something |
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> 'official' you have to pay for it. That's a way to get income for the |
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> foundation... |
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In the past this has been done, but is not profitable. Since some sell |
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our media against our wishes. I had mentioned that we might have a |
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policy to allow others to sell our stuff. Requiring a percentage. That |
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would add a bounty to any cease and desist suit or etc. |
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However given that it's not likely something that will ever provide much |
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revenue. Due to overhead and expense. Why not flip it entirely around, |
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and just do it for free. Less shipping. |
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That's very grass rootsie, friendly, community focus'd, etc. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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amd64/Java/Trustees |
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Gentoo Foundation |