From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24184 invoked by uid 1002); 28 Jun 2003 18:22:39 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 5945 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2003 18:22:38 -0000 From: Svyatogor To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20030628091853.GD11566@inventor.gentoo.org> References: <20030628091853.GD11566@inventor.gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1056837662.1880.46.camel@sergey> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.0 Date: 28 Jun 2003 22:01:02 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] the vision for Gentoo X-Archives-Salt: 74d2985b-f9fd-43d1-91d1-cda494dbb5e9 X-Archives-Hash: 3a04c4e5cae68702cc4682f2c43e62e5 > 1) What engages and inspires us? I think you formulated it quite right. Ability to learn and to do cool things in technology, that's what links many people with free s/w in general and with Gentoo in particular. I am one of those people. Talking about other things which inspire me I think it is the sense of taking part in something important. Now, when I can more or less see Gentoo from inside, I'd it is growing from a Linux distro into a concept. Yes, I think it is becoming a concept and furthermore it is coherent with the ideas of open source. I would to mention one more great thing about gentoo, it is it's amazing community, both users and devs. I find both of them very friendly and opened. Believe me, I have something to compare it with. Before I came across gentoo (that was around a year ago), I was working with Mandrake and was even trying to contribute something to them. There I was feeling like breaking through a wall (or trying to get employed in a big corporation, which is about the same thing). Their attitude to those users who are not club members is topic of a different discussion. However, I'll repeat myself, gentoo communities are very friendly, and I find it an important part of the success. > > 2) How do we formulate this "excitement/spirit" into a collective vision for > Gentoo? Hmm, I really don't think I am able to make any comments on this, just moving on to the next part. > > 3) How do we best implement this vision? Here, I'd rather agree with what Gerry said. If it's gonna comfort many people then, yes, it would be good to non-profit. Let alone the fact that many people do not understand well these legal questions and what different statuses mean for them as users or as developers. So I think at least after the decision is made it would be nice to post some clarifications on the legal status means/implies. P.S. When I was talking about Mandrake I did not mean to insult anyone at all. I just talked about my own experience in other community. -- Let the Force be with us! Sergey Kuleshov -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list