I think this is a very good idea. I have to confess, we are not feeling very confident while FreeSlack is stalling in the review queue.
In our case, we've been informed that "FreeSlack" is afoul of FSDG because it's too similar to "Slackware". We pitched "Freenix" and "FXP" as replacement distribution names in April 2017, and haven't heard a word since. This puts us in an interesting position: when our users ask us, so what are you guys called again?, all we can say is: not FreeSlack. We also receive regular suggestions/requests to get the FSF certification. And of course we do tell our users what exactly is going on, the way we see it from our side, but wouldn't it be like 100 times more easy and reassuring for the users to read FSF's own Changelog of the review process? If users rely on FSF certification to pick distributions, they won't be quick to blindly trust the claims of progress made by projects still under initial review. On Friday, January 19, 2018 14:51:02 Robert Call wrote: > If the problem is time and resources, could the FSF maybe start a page > on https://libreplanet.org that would show : the distros that have > asked the FSF to be reviewed, which ones have started the public review > process and document the issues have been found? It would offer a bit > more transparency and everyone would be on the same page as to where in > the review process the distros are. > > Maybe the endorsed distro review process could be handled in similar > way that the FSF directory is maintained and the FSF could teach people > where to look for non-free things in these distros. The goal would be > to get more people actively involved in the review process. > > Hopefully these (or other) solutions could pave a way forward. Even > with a lack of time and resources, I don't think it is acceptable to > not respond to distro maintainers that had already started the review > process, just a "we are still looking into it" or "there is still an > issue with x" would be sufficient. > > -- > Robert Call (Bob) > [email protected] > https://bobcall.me
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