At 11:20 PM 8/05/2006, you wrote:
Martin Schlander wrote:
On Monday 08 May 2006 13:08, Pascal Bleser wrote:
At least that's my vision on how we should evolve as a community, and I've been using SUSE since 5.0 (= quite some time), waiting for these opportunities to happen. Maybe I'm just too impatient, I probably am, but I objectively think we're pretty much stuck in inertia right now.
Feedback and comments are very much appreciated :)
cut I wonder if the problem is because of the duplication of tasks and programs between the SuSE / Factory and what we are trying to deal with on openSuSE. Maybe what we should be doing is logically separating us? As an example of what I mean: Lets leave the creation & supply of the BASIC SuSE Linux packages to Novell SuSE and the Factory systems. After all they do that now far better than we ever could! Let us split our community away to handle tasks such as:- a) assist with small useage \ new idea packages and unexpected extension requirements to existing packages. b) assist as we do now in "field" testing through the beta program, but not only SuSE's but other packages that need larger variations of testers. c) assist as we do now in the problem fix process. d) documentation, not only "how to use" types, but "using this with these extensions this way allows you to do this" as well as "this plus this plus this and either this or this but not including this" makes a "qqqq" server. I, for example have decided to spend my available time this year in creating a "Mini-Command Useage" Manual that lists commands, what they are, their extensions plus a number of standard used matrixes (such as ls -la) and what they give you back. It will be able to be printed out as a mini-manual (a5/2 flip) or a cardfile format for pda's etc. But I will say more on this when I have my thoughts in propper order and under an appropriate subject header (of which this is not). e) design and create the direction specifications of what we think users will be wanting in the near future. f) provide support to our communities across the world by assisting with technical translation of ideas and "command formats" This is what I thought the openSuSE community was created for? just my thoughts scsijon