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On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 01:33 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 1:21 AM, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote: |
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> > On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 01:04 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> >> all the rest is viewed as a chore simply required for legal reasons. |
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> >> we dont have people driving a "vision" or "goal" for Gentoo because it |
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> >> simply isnt fun. |
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> > Thats very short sighted because lots of hardware vendors have toys that |
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> > would be fun to play with. However typically only RH and others get to |
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> > play with those toys due to having relationships with vendors that |
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> > Gentoo does not have. |
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> *shrug* having new toys only goes so far |
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Thats more about being able to get Gentoo vendor certified. Some |
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corporations will only go with software the vendor supports or is |
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certified against. |
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> > That said Gentoo is all over GSoC, and Gentoo could be funding its own |
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> > development just the same. Or doing things like Debian with Debconf. |
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> > There is much more fun to be had, and way less drama with a proper |
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> > structure. |
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> i'd certainly agree that having the capability to pull off a Gentoo |
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> conf would be cool |
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With a cooler name, Genconf, or Econf, or Emergence :) |
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> > Which is why I never wasted time drafting up such controversial |
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> > proposals, that no one would care about other than to flame. Its pretty |
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> > clear that no one has really cared since Daniel left and thats rather |
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> > sad. |
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> yes, Daniel certainly was a visionary. it's unfortunate that the |
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> terms he put forth were so draconian. otherwise i'm certain he would |
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> have been welcomed to take over the prez. |
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I was glad to see his return and stuck my neck out a bit. I wasn't to |
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happy at his all or nothing approach, with little flexibility. But I am |
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not sure he has come to terms that he can never have the type of control |
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he had before. Though his influence could be similar. |
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Then again not sure how much influence or power any president of the |
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foundation would have. Given my ideal structure, a president is just an |
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officer, and they are just enacting the will of the board. The board and |
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council would be the main bodies of influence and leadership. No one |
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individual would be at the top, which is good and bad. |
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Thus any foundation president, would only be such in title, and not sure |
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what all roles they would fulfill. Maybe doing community stuff, managing |
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any events, etc. It would not be the same as president of the old Gentoo |
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Technologies in any way shape or form. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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Obsidian-Studios, Inc. |
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http://www.obsidian-studios.com |