+++ Kenneth Gonsalves [23/06/08 13:13 +0530]: >of opensolaris is to be permitted on this list. Obviously advocacy of >anything proprietary is a no no. So what is the stand on advocacy of >something that is in the process of being opensourced?
That is an excellent question, Kenneth. My point of view (I am hoping others can provide theirs, so that we can reach a consensus): * We welcome all discussions of FOSS. * We can tolerate announcements of FOSS OSes. * However, at the end of the day this is a Linux list, so advocacy(especially repeated advocacy) of non-Linux OSes dilutes the purpose of this list and so it is less than desirable. * Commercial intentions for advocacy of any solution - FOSS or not, should be made clear. * Defending a commercial FOSS solution against misinformation doesn't constitute advocacy. * We should be very careful against attempts to dilute the interpretation of FOSS principles, or any misleading claims which does so. * Advocacy of non-FOSS is a no-no to me. Announcements showing progress of open sourcing is fine - advocacy is not. What are other's take on these? - Sandip -- Sandip Bhattacharya http://blog.sandipb.net _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
