I'm frustrated because the Linux foundation broke the promises of MeeGo and i think that a lot of people came here because of that.
By the way, confirmation that Tizen is LiMo and that the goal was just to kill MeeGo to avoid a strong concurrent: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2011/09/limo-foundation-and-linux-foundation-announce-new-open-source-softw "Tizen combines the best open source technologies from LiMo and The Linux Foundation and adds a robust and flexible standards-based HTML5 and WAC web development environment within which device-independent applications can be produced efficiently for unconstrained cross-platform deployment." Not any reference to MeeGo. On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Jeremiah Foster <jeremiah.fos...@pelagicore.com> wrote: > Hi Florent, > Your frustration is understandable, but somewhat misplaced. It is entirely > okay to change the branding and governance of MeeGo, or any project. Open > Source licenses say nothing about project governance as long as the licenses > are respected. Much of MeeGo is under an Open Source license so it is > completely okay to make this change to Tizen, even if it discomfits > developers. > If you want more control over how your contributions are used, I'd recommend > using a strong copyleft license when you contribute software, like the GPL. > You may also want to contribute to truly open projects that have a clear > governance model and a proven track record of transparency. A project like > GNU, Debian, or Fedora for example might be more to your liking. > Regards, > Jeremiah > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Florent Viard <fvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> From where come the decision of switching to tizen? MeeGo guideline >> was supposed to be driven by open governance and meetings open to >> everyone, what does this mean to switch like that without asking to >> people of the community? >> >> Who is the stupid guy that though that switching everything to HTML5 >> was the future? Someone coming from the wonderful failure that is the >> google chromeOS project? >> >> I don't say that adding an additional support for html5 apps in MeeGo >> is not good. But today, you have a system that start to become usable >> and to have its brand well known and you trash all of this in one day >> without discussion? >> >> Tell the truth, Tizen is an hostile action against MeeGo that is a >> serious concurrent to LiMo that is currently nothing. Without Tizen, >> Limo project would have been dead in few time as there is nothing and >> no one is willing to use it. >> >> Anyway, my MAIN CONCERN IS ABOUT THE GOVERNANCE: >> Tizen looks like to be more a takeover against the open governance of >> MeeGo. >> >> >> Just compare the governance of the two projects as stated in the >> "about" pages of each one: >> MEEGO: >> " >> Governance >> MeeGo™ is an open source project created by merging the Moblin and >> Maemo software platforms, and is led by the MeeGo Technical Steering >> Group (TSG). The governance model is based on meritocracy and the best >> practices and values of the Open Source culture. The MeeGo project >> lives under the auspices of the Linux Foundation. >> >> MeeGo is open to all contributors >> There are no admission processes, contracts, or membership fees for >> MeeGo, just your desire to join the project and contribute. >> " >> >> TIZEN: https://www.tizen.org/community >> " >> Anyone can contribute by: >> >> Submitting patches >> Filing bugs >> Developing applications >> Helping with wiki documentation >> Participating in other community efforts and programs >> >> Membership in most project teams (Release Engineering, QA, Program >> Management, etc.) is invite-only and will mainly be open to people at >> companies who are building products based on Tizen. However, Community >> Office, Localization, and some Middleware development teams will be >> open to participation on a merit basis. >> " >> Compare the: "open to all contributors" to the "invite-only to companies". >> >> So, If you are not working at Intel or Samsung, the only part that you >> will be able to take in this project is to fill bugs and dev apps. >> >> Question: How the linux foundation legitimate a project that is not >> based on open governance and transparency? >> >> >> To anyone, please show here your agreement if you share the same >> feelings ! And don't legitimate this takeover! >> >> >> Florent >> _______________________________________________ >> MeeGo-dev mailing list >> MeeGo-dev@meego.com >> http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev >> http://wiki.meego.com/Mailing_list_guidelines > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MeeGo-dev mailing list > MeeGo-dev@meego.com > http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev > http://wiki.meego.com/Mailing_list_guidelines > _______________________________________________ MeeGo-dev mailing list MeeGo-dev@meego.com http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev http://wiki.meego.com/Mailing_list_guidelines
