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On Sat, Aug 05, 2006 at 01:32:50AM -0700, Peter Gordon wrote: |
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> However, I don't believe that Bugzilla is such a separate entity from |
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> the distribution as a whole. I, for one, would simply stop reporting |
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> bugs there if it was switched to a proprietary bug-tracking tool. Now, |
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> one could say that this isn't much of a problem (since it's all entirely |
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> voluntary, right?); but think of this on a grander scale of other F/OSS |
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> advocates: you would have much less community involvement. |
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Wasn't there Ubuntu's meta-bugtracker that runs on some proprietary |
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stuff which didn't get too much love because of it? |
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While i share the view that the social contract doesn't stop us from |
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using proprietary software, it sure is a great to prove to people that |
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we are able to run web servers, rsync mirrors, support forums, bug |
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tracker, blogs and lots of other stuff with free software and do not |
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require the help of some closed software. That's just a great way to |
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show this stuff actually works even outside some long haired hippie |
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students apartment. ;-) |
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cheers, |
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Wernfried |
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Wernfried Haas (amne) - amne at gentoo dot org |
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