Il giorno mar, 19/05/2009 alle 23.13 +0200, jdd ha scritto:
we have to share a minimal amount of things if not we are not a community
I think we would not be here to talk about that if we were not a community, and to be a good one it is not necessary to share all the guiding principles as a faith. For example, I don't consider openness and free software a principle nor a required condition, but an added value, because I don't usually evaluate a software on the base of it being free or open, but on the basis of what it does for me. Once it does that, I think "it's open? great!". I am sure a lot of people will disagree with me on this point, so take it as an example and not as an attempt to start an endless discussion. :-) About "sharing something", the openSUSE community is a good example of how people with different goals, ideas, background, preparation and expectations work together. I would say they take part to the community for very different reasons, and they did that long before the guiding principles. Most of the active contributors are actually friends more than simple members, so in the end they share something more than the principles. That's what builds the community, not a list. ;-) Best, A. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org