Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (245 mails)

["Claes Backstrom" <claes.backstrom@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 7, 2008 8:08 PM, Carlos Gonçalves <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Em Quinta, 7 de Fevereiro de 2008, o Benji Weber escreveu:
> > On 07/02/2008, Carlos Gonçalves <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > distinguishes /user, /board, and /developer (where I think /developer
> > > should only be used by Novell employees).
> >
> > Why do you think only Novell employees can be developers?
>
> I don't think *only* Novell employees can be developers. What I do think is
> that 'developer' could be a title given to those who develop openSUSE
> full-time, which is what Novell employees are.
>
> However, I must admit that 'developer' isn't properly the best category to put
> them in, though I didn't find a better one at that time - the reason why I
> proposed use @opensuse/developer.
>
> Ah! Suggestion: @opensuse/core/<nickname> ?
>
> Forgive me to be insisting on this but I really would like to see in action
> @opensuse/<(novell-employees-or-so)>, @opensuse/contributor, and
> @opensuse/user openSUSE cloaks.

I don't see the reason why to distinguish between openSUSE "members"
and Novell employed personal. openSUSE should aim to be a community
project not a Novell project. Nothing wrong with being a Novell
project but I don't think openSUSE should be that. Even if Novell got
the ball rolling. My hope is that this would be a great project even
if Novell took a step back. Today this would not work but maybe some
day in the future.

Warm Regards,
Claes Backstrom