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On Apr 13, 2004, at 12:03 am, Stuart Herbert wrote: |
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> Okay ... am I the only developer who is getting tired with the excuses |
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> we've |
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> been reading tonight in the meeting about why we *still* don't have a |
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> Gentoo |
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> NFP? |
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I don't know about devs, but here's one user who thinks NFP status is |
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overdue. Since I wasn't present at the meeting, I'm not aware of what |
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was discussed. Is there a log available..? |
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> Oh yeah - and I suppose I should feel offended with Daniel saying that |
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> shouldn't be adding value. |
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I take it that "adding value" in this context means "adding value to |
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applications above that already provided by the upstream developers", |
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and not "adding perceived value to product so as to increase our |
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margins"..? |
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I don't really have much to say about that, except to point out that a |
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distro is all about "adding value" by the former definition - it |
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packages together a bootloader, Linux kernel, core utilities with any |
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other apps, and makes them all work together. |
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> Whether Daniel's idea of a co-op or two to raise funds will help speed |
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> up my |
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> webapps work or not I just don't know ... |
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This is the first I've heard about Gentoo as co-operative - can anyone |
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clarify. What benefits does that give that cannot be achieved by Gentoo |
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(as a non-profit organisation) simply paying its devs. |
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> Daniel, please - we've been going at this for as long as I've been a |
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> dev. |
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> Please get the original, long-promised Not-For-Profit established |
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> before you |
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> do *anything* else. If you need money to pay the costs, we'll get you |
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> money. But please - get it done. |
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I find the delays over this somewhat confusing. NFP plans were |
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announced nearly a year ago now, and users have had no updates on them. |
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It can't be THAT hard, surely..? |
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> I've been asked to direct people to the new gentoo-nfp list, where all |
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> will be discussed. |
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Or shoved out of the spotlight that is gentoo-dev, depending upon how |
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you look at it. |
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Stroller. |
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