On Aug 22, 2010, at 7:54 AM, David Greaves wrote:
> 
> Equally this is a complex issue. If you don't read all the material then 
> don't 
> complain later... mentioning no names here ;)

I still think this is way too wordy and people are missing the point, so let me 
summarize and oversimplify the issue to make sure that people know what you are 
asking for:

* This proposal is to add Maemo proprietary binaries for Nokia devices onto the 
community OBS to allow for Fremantle and Harmattan build targets to ease the 
transition from Maemo to MeeGo. 
* However, the community OBS is hosted on meego.com infrastructure and was 
intended to be used to build open source software developed by the community.
* David is asking for an exception to the policy of only allowing open source 
code in the community OBS as a one-time "grandfathering in" situation for the 
Maemo community. In other words, this is a one-time request and others vendors 
would not be able to place proprietary binaries on the community OBS.

> 
> I don't know who gets to make this decision. I don't think it's the LF (they 
> are 
> supporting MeeGo, not dictating to it, and I don't think it's the TSG as this 
> doesn't appear to be a technical issue in their remit.

Actually, the TSG charter is not just technical decisions, but overall 
governance of the entire project:
"The Technical Steering Group sets the direction, tone, and vision for MeeGo, 
speaks on behalf of the project, and is responsible for project level decisions 
and overall leadership."

Looking at our governance model (http://meego.com/about/governance), I'm not 
sure who "owns" this decision, but I'll try to find out whether this needs to 
go to the TSG or should be resolved at a lower level in the project governance.

Dawn

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