Hi, Peter! On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Peter Tribble <peter.trib...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Mark Martin <storycraf...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I submit to you that just as important, if not MORE important, is to > > wean the "community" off of Oracle's infrastructure and process. > > Not just that, but weaning the community off its dependency on > the distribution that happens to confusingly share the community's > name but is really a closed venture over which we have no influence. > > > This is what the OGB _could_ be > > doing. An Ubuntu model (or Centos) or some variation on that is what > > I'm suggesting. > > Great idea. Not what the current OGB, as the OGB, is chartered to do. > The OGB would really have to quit the current system and reform in > some other guise, or a new body would have to take this on. > > > Create a website and forums to allow the community to reorganize > > itself without the shadow of a hollow and unsupported charter. > > So the OGB would have to violate its own rules and act contrary to > what we were elected for. Again, the OGB would really have to quit > the current system and reform in some other guise, or new people > could start afresh. > That rules has been written under other circumstances. There was a community started because a company decided it was the path to follow in order to let their code survive. And it was a great initiative. Agree with your tough about starting with new premises. Our conjuncture has changed a lot. > > For all this, anybody could have done it over the past 5 years or > so. Anybody still can. > Now it's the time to do it. 5 years ago we lived in the best of the worlds, with an operating system starting to be open, and lot of enthusiasts joining communities. We cannot ex-temporalize our actual reality. Best regards, HeCSa. > > -- > -Peter Tribble > http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > -- HeCSa
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