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On 18-06-03 16:22:13, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 3:21 PM Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote: |
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> > I am against this because the foundation and project have different goals |
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> > and therefore different constituents. |
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> In what specific ways do they differ? Why should the goal of the |
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> Foundation be anything other than supporting the distro? This seems |
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> like mission creep at best. IMO separate constituents are about the |
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> worst thing that could happen to Gentoo, as it could lead to a need to |
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> create yet another Foundation that would actually focus on the distro, |
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> and then we get to watch two legal entities fight over which one is |
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> the real one. |
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They differ mainly in scope. The foundation concerns itself mainly in |
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business/legal/financial aspects while the project technical. I think I |
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said that stating that supporting the project is our primary goal is |
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alright as long as it's not our only goal. |
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The goals may be similar but I don't think they are the same, this is |
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why I don't think using the same rules for removal makes sense. |
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Matthew Thode (prometheanfire) |
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