Hi Waldek, > I slightly disagree. We clearly we need name when we want to > advertise something. But before any advertising we should > think about our message and in particular what should be in > the repo.
I would like to invest in a community project to update Poplog. The motivation for a name comes from the desire to set up a variety of community services such as GitHub organisation, a Slack group (or whatever), Meetups, and Wikis that have a consistent, memorable name, so we're not all constantly scratching our heads over where everything is. There's already a perfectly good name 'FreePoplog' that Aaron Sloman has been using for years and as we are effectively going to start from that distribution, I think that's a natural choice to rally around, assuming Aaron's willing to support that idea. It would be great to have the conversation about the message. I do not think it needs to be a very long conversation though, provided we can maintain focus on our core, shared values and objectives. I've been following Poplog for well over thirty years and from my perspective I believe we all have much in common. To test the wind, I propose the following objectives: - To provide an out-the-box working version of Poplog for specific operating-system/machine-architecture combinations - which would include Linux/i386, Linux/amd64 and Windows/i386 (i.e. at least 2 architectures and 2 O/Ss) - and would initially embrace all the content from Poplog when it was made free, the additional contributions from freepoplog and POPGOSPL and any other community libraries that are put forward - and, as a subsequent goal, retool Poplog development to make use of advances in software engineering practices (e.g. containers, continuous integration etc) to make the ongoing development of Poplog accessible to the new enthusiasts we will win over. - To provide a working group for taking Poplog forward, consolidating its legacy and making it viable as a platform for academic research, education and application development - To provide a collaborative working environment for the working group, including a system for steering future development. - To promote the adoption of Poplog for research, education and commerce wherever it offers advantages. Steve
