Jan Engelhardt wrote:
On Tuesday 2010-07-27 19:41, Per Jessen wrote:
* Create the official openSUSE distribution as reference implementation
The "as reference implementation" strikes me as a bit odd and I'd like to see this a bit better explained. Reference for what?
From wikipedia: In the software development process, a reference implementation is the standard from which all other implementations, with their attendant customizations, are measured, and to which all improvements are added.
The reference implementation is the measuring stick that everybody else uses. "Are we as good as or better than openSUSE?"
The reference implementation is what's obsolete after a few years usually. Can't let that happen to openSUSE, happened with Debian, sort of.
It can't be obsolete and be a refimpl at the same time, it's as easy as that. When the standard(s) move, the refimpl has to lead the way. Anyway, because we don't actually have a standard, we have to set it - if we can't meet our own standards, we've lost the game before it starts :-( -- Per Jessen, Zürich (15.4°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org