houghi wrote:
On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 07:11:18PM +0200, jdd wrote:
the only thing openSUSE is is support. support in giving
packages, support in installing them, support in debugging
them. All we do is support.
Not true. openSUSE is a community. It developes, it packages, it thinks
about future things. It does not only do support. Perhaps that is what
some people do and perhaps that is what most people do and perhaps that is
all they do.
Yet openSUSE does much more then give support.
packaging IS support. You support somebody when you do
something he could do but don't want or don't have the time
or the ability to do.
here, the packaqe is released (at least in source form), one
need to compile it and package it (that is why I hope the
build service will boost us), but then explain how to
install, make the package available...
of course only one word can't bring all the stuff, but this
one is fairly close :-)
to be more clear (I hope :-), the Novell employees mostly
don't do support (excepting the one directly paid for) on
they work time. They do in deep debugging, programming,
packaging. This is the first step giving the SUSE Linux
distribution. In this process "the community" gives ghelp
(support :-), but in a relatively light way.
Even if you see the community as all the people that a day
or the other gave a hand to openSUSE, you must admit that in
years x man number this is very low.
How many are we giving 1 hour a day to openSUSE? a handfull.
one hour a week? only a little more.
and this is normal. nothing to complain at, nothing to be
ashamed of :-)
but of course we are on a do it yourself system...
jdd
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