The letter is a good idea, and I hope something good comes of it, and I would
be very glad to write my own letter to the FSF. It seems to me Ruben needs to
give Trisquel the attention it deserves, or give it to someone else if he's
not willing to accept help with it, or delegate some of his other tasks so he
can devote more time to it. It seems unrealistic to rely on this one person,
who apparently has too many things to do, that he's unable to devote the time
needed to maintain this wonderful program.
A hackathon would be awesome, if it would produce the updated Trisquel in a
timely manner. I imagine it would need review and approval by whoever does
that, which, hopefully, could be done to everyone's satisfaction. IF I were
technically skilled, I'd surely participate in that, though I do contribute
to the FSF as a member.
Until this situation improves, I will have to find something else to run. If
we expect to gain more users, they need to see that they can rely on Trisquel
to be as functional and secure as possible. They to be assured that it will
always be far better than the proprietary, bloated garbage they were using.
It has familiar enough features, yet is unique enough that it didn't take me
long to be able to work with it and want to stick with it.
Trisquel has such great potential, I sincerely hope it doesn't fade away
because of neglect, especially considering how many of us love it. It's been
about a year since I first used it. I'm glad I learned about the FSF,
Trisquel, and this wonderful community, and I'd be glad to share my letter
with you all.
