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[Stephen Lau]

Martin Bochnig wrote:
> Ken Mays wrote:
>   
>> Think of the distro market from the CentOS/Redhat and Ubuntu/Debian/Kubuntu models. You can't technically leave out the Linux kernel and call your distro a Linux kernel based distro - can you? Now a step up the ladder, CentOS is Redhat-based. Kubuntu and Edubuntu are Ubuntu-based. All distros. So Indiana can have distros based from it and at least developers will know they can reuse packages between the distros (we hope). Doing it at the kernel level is just not good enough anymore!
>>
>> ~K
>>   
>>     
>
> That's one thing.
> But what I am referring to is this wording (posted to the advocacy list 
> a day ago) :
>
> Simon Phipps wrote:
>   
>> We are at a turning-point in the  OpenSolaris community, since it's 
>> clear (to me at least) that our  initial assumption of a kernel-based 
>> community with many external  distributions is no longer a good model. 
>> This is not least because  (as Ian points out) it fails to deliver the 
>> easy ability for there to  be a large pool of compatible applications.
>>
>> S.
>>   
>>     
>
> "is no longer a good model"  -  it sounds a bit hostile to the existing 
> distro-communities, doesn't it?
>   
Perhaps it can be interpreted that way - but I see his statement more as 
being a statement of how we can best serve and grow our community.

The fact that you are opining that someone else sounds a bit hostile 
cracks me up.
> Anyways in my understanding.
> I instantly intervened, asked for a clarification, which I didn't get.
>   
It hasn't even been 24 hours yet.
> This sounds like closed corporate thinking and ruling.
>   
Why?
I happen to agree with it, as do many others who aren't part of the 
closed corporate world.

cheers,
steve

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