Mandag den 26. juli 2010 22:00:55 skrev Pavol Rusnak:
== Goals ==
The goal of openSUSE as a project is to provide a platform for distributing Linux and software running on Linux to a wide range of users. This platform consists of tools for creating software distributions, the openSUSE distribution as base and reference implementation, and the community supporting the tools and the distribution.
I must protest this proposal in the strongest terms :-) Being a good platform for appliances/derivatives is fine and all, but it cannot be the officially stated primary purpose/goal of the project. I don't think existing nor potential contributors will be very motivated by the idea of working to create a platform for others to "leach" on. While openSUSE being a good everyday system for themselves is an "accident" or after-thought. I think the very small minority of people who are actually interested in creating derivates and appliances will: a) tend to use their personal everyday distro anyway (probably one that focuses on being a good general purpose distro) b) be "leaches", contributing little or nothing to the project, if they _do_ choose openSUSE as their platform. If a person asks me "what is openSUSE about? Why should I use it?" And I'd have to respond: "Oh, openSUSE is mainly about being a good base/reference for derivatives/appliances", well.. I'd hate to see the expression on his face. I'm very much against _any_ strategy that doesn't have as its main focus openSUSE being the best possible everyday OS for <enter some significant group of users here>. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org