[opensuse] Re: Comparing enterprise and community distros (thread moved to opensuse@o.o)
Richard Brown wrote:
On 22 February 2018 at 19:00, Liam Proven <lproven@suse.com> wrote:
Who does most of the development?
100% of our development is done by our contributors ;)
(Note: our contributors include individuals employed by many corporations, including SUSE) Yes, I know, a cheesy answer, but if you want to understand, you NEED to start thinking along these lines.
What's the ratio of SUSE to non-SUSE contributors? Is that tracked? Is it public info?
It's public - all of our commits, like all of our code, can be seen in their associated OBS or GitHub projects. But that's a lot of data, and we do not actively track it. Speaking from the Board's perspective, when we last discussed parsing that data, we felt we didn't really see a benefit.
I would say we should show the numbers, just to show off. Show how we have built a vibrant, active community. Great marketing story. It would also stop people wondering.
However I look at what goes on in openQA, there is no way in a million years I could suggest that SUSE do the majority of the work in openSUSE (though obviously, the work they do is wonderful and openSUSE wouldn't want to live without it).
Well, what does go on in openQA? :-) For instance, how many test cases were contributed by non-SUSE volunteers? (just to think of something). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-1.8°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 23 February 2018 at 08:54, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
It's public - all of our commits, like all of our code, can be seen in their associated OBS or GitHub projects. But that's a lot of data, and we do not actively track it. Speaking from the Board's perspective, when we last discussed parsing that data, we felt we didn't really see a benefit.
I would say we should show the numbers, just to show off. Show how we have built a vibrant, active community. Great marketing story. It would also stop people wondering.
<points you towards GitHubs and OBS's API> if someone goes ahead and collates the data, it's not like we'd do nothing with it. Just because the Board decides something isn't worth their time doesn't mean it isn't going to be worth someone else's time if they're motivated to do it :)
However I look at what goes on in openQA, there is no way in a million years I could suggest that SUSE do the majority of the work in openSUSE (though obviously, the work they do is wonderful and openSUSE wouldn't want to live without it).
Well, what does go on in openQA? :-) For instance, how many test cases were contributed by non-SUSE volunteers? (just to think of something).
I meant to type "However I look at what goes on in openSUSE" ..oops -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Richard Brown wrote:
On 23 February 2018 at 08:54, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
It's public - all of our commits, like all of our code, can be seen in their associated OBS or GitHub projects. But that's a lot of data, and we do not actively track it. Speaking from the Board's perspective, when we last discussed parsing that data, we felt we didn't really see a benefit.
I would say we should show the numbers, just to show off. Show how we have built a vibrant, active community. Great marketing story. It would also stop people wondering.
<points you towards GitHubs and OBS's API> if someone goes ahead and collates the data, it's not like we'd do nothing with it.
Just because the Board decides something isn't worth their time doesn't mean it isn't going to be worth someone else's time if they're motivated to do it :)
That's certainly fair enough. I wouldn't have thought it was a job for the Board, other than to encourage/promote. Well, I think somebody ought to be hitting the drums.
However I look at what goes on in openQA, there is no way in a million years I could suggest that SUSE do the majority of the work in openSUSE (though obviously, the work they do is wonderful and openSUSE wouldn't want to live without it).
Well, what does go on in openQA? :-) For instance, how many test cases were contributed by non-SUSE volunteers? (just to think of something).
I meant to type "However I look at what goes on in openSUSE" ..oops
Haha, no probs. I just remember trying to build a test case for openQA once or twice, and finding it was a pretty steep learning curve. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-1.8°C) http://www.cloudsuisse.com/ - your owncloud, hosted in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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