2010/6/8 Trifle Menot <triflemenot@beewyz.com>:
If you know someone with the financial resources Novell is investing in Linux and openSUSE, and with a lot of desire to sponsor openSUSE, feel free to tell us however ;-)
What I'm telling you is that no one ever will, as long as Novell pays for the power.
You have been proven wrong already. The only reason I can see why sponsors do not contribute is fiscal, since Novell is a company, and the contribution would not be subject to special fiscal treatments. This hopefully will be fixed once the foundation is in place, being it a non-profit organization. This reason is however very far from having Novell involved or from the existence of the Novell/Microsoft deal, which clearly is a point you are misusing to support your ideas.
Debian exists without a primary sponsor. Maybe that leap is too big for opensuse to make. But ask yourselves why.
I don't think openSUSE aims to be as Debian. The goals of the project are different, as well as the target. These differences are part of the reason why I use openSUSE and not Debian. I see a distribution backed by a company with a strong expertise in the field as an advantage, not as a problem. It has direct consequences on the quality, the usability, the possibility of obtaining commercial support, and, in the end, of sustainability of the project itself. Best, -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org