On Feb 2, 2004, at 3:45 pm, Caleb Tennis wrote:
This is an awesome GLEP idea, and I'm glad it finally got put into written
words. The one suggestion I have, which I am sure is up for a large amount
of criticism, is that I think Gentoo should charge a fee for the use of this
tree. This is, in my opinion, a premium service, and a I believe it should
come with a premium price, even if it's as low as 5 dollars per quarter.
I hate to nag about this, or seem antagonistic, but it's now 7 months since the Zygot "fork" and controversy. drobbins made several statements during June / July / August of last year that suggested Gentoo would be pursuing a not-for-profit status, however in the last 6 months no evidence of legal moves to formalise this has been presented.
I'll just feel a little more comfortable with the idea of premium-rate Gentoo subscriptions once Gentoo's status has been finalised.
This posting is NOT intended as flamebait. I am just a user.
I love Gentoo, it has taught me SO much in the last year - which seems to have rushed by so quickly since I've been using Gentoo - and I'd like all the developers to know that I owe them a debt of thanks for all their hard work on the project. I'm not particularly competent, and I don't know that I'll ever be able to contribute to Gentoo in the way that they have.
I am sure that any latency on the move towards formal not-for-profit status is unintentional, and personally I don't think I'd mind if Gentoo announced it was it was going to become a commercial entity, because those that have contributed to Gentoo intellectually do deserve rewarding financially. I really value Gentoo for what it has given me but I guess I also value Free Software (tm), too, so I guess I'd just kinda like this cleared up, one way or the other.
Stroller.
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