Hi,
On 08/02/2011 11:59 AM, Jeremiah Foster wrote:
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 9:44 AM, David Greaves<[email protected]> wrote:
"The Linux Foundation have told us in private conversations that they will
not permit apps.meego.com to be served from the MeeGo.com infrastructure
hosted by them. They do not have the resource at this time to provide a
statement giving their reasons. We can not assess what other services may be
impacted in the future."
This type of behavior is fundamentally anti-community. This shows the
Linux Foundation's complete disinterest in users and developers,
they're beholden to the corporate "sponsors" and donors who pay their
bills.
It's certainly easy to characterise things this way - but I think it's a
cheap shot, and not a fair reflection on the Linux Foundation.
From where I am standing, with no special knowledge at all, it looks
like the Linux Foundation is simply a risk-averse organisation,
conscious of the potential knock-on effects that any legal issues could
cause for their members and the projects they host. It looks to me like
legal counsel has a pretty big say in some strategic decisions the
foundation makes, more so than corporate members (in fact, there are a
couple of examples of corporate members pushing for things which met
with some resistance in the Linux Foundation).
If my impression is correct, then you're not achieving anything with
this characterisation - on the contrary, our potential advocates inside
the foundation and among their members are reading what you write, while
the legal advisors responsible for the decision are not; you're
potentially forcing potential allies to circle the wagons, so to speak.
I obviously hope that we find a way around the issues - perhaps EU
hosting, a different domain name, or a second legal opinion judging that
the risk is acceptable - but let's try not to be too hasty with the
finger-pointing.
Cheers,
Dave.
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Dave Neary
GNOME Foundation member
[email protected]
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