[WBEL-users] Rsync Updates Organizing

[William Warren]

Nowhere on whitebox's site does it mention they did this for the 
community.  They did it for themselves and made the source public 
as per the GPL and RHEL redistribution agreement.  So if you want 
  true community..make one..do not expect the folks at the 
library to go beyond their stated objective.



Michiel van Es wrote:

> 
> Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> 
>> Again, I would stop screaming abouts "Rights". I would thank John and
>> the Parish Library for all there hard work.
> 
> 
> Sure I do..I am more than happy about the WhiteBox distro EXCEPT about 
> their updates and their failover network for updates.
> I do not think you have to say B if you say A.
> You can not make/fix a distro and leave the other important things 
> beside you .
> Especially if a lot of people have offered their help to fix the updates 
> or providing bandwith.
> A call not being answered by John..(correct me if I'm wrong).
> 
>>
>> I would also say that if you are that unhappy, and since you obviously
>> have all the answers, grab the source code and get "Beige Box" Linux up
>> and running...
> 
> 
> I do have th answers:
> make a plan fot the updates.
> Provide failover and fix your number 1 product.
> Delegate permissions/responsibality to other people so there is no 
> single point of failure.
> 
> I would ,as a developer/starter of project, think about the consequenses 
> of starting it and what I leave behind.
> Off cource I'm free to deliver a half broken product and take no 
> responsibility at all.
> But if I'm a good maintainer/developer I will at least give people to 
> freedom to help my project if I'm stuck/to busy.
> 
>>
>> Nothing is stopping you from doing that. 
> 
> 
> I can not ftp to the Whitebox website.
> If you can provide me the BOFH permissions I will set up a new start for 
> the WhiteBox community?
> Doing it myself?
> No..delegating it to other people who are willing to help me out.
> That's the power of a open source community.
> 
> Michiel
> 
>>
>>
>>
>>  
>> On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 11:21, Michiel van Es wrote:
>>
>>> William Warren wrote:
>>>
>>>> They CAn be..but he maintainers of the distro have chosen not to..as 
>>>> is their right..:)
>>>>
>>>
>>> a) try to reply under the quote
>>> b) it is NOT their right 'cause the whole product is Open Source and 
>>> is a community based.
>>> When I'm screaming I have this distro for you and it is perfect, I 
>>> can expect people will ask counterquestions if something is broke.
>>>
>>> I can say :'yeah..yeah..f*ck off'  or I can say (being a reasonable 
>>> person and understanding the power of a open source community): 'I 
>>> couls ude some help fixing it..would you liek to help me?
>>>
>>> That's where the problem is..
>>>
>>> Michiel
>>>
>>>
>> <snip>
> 
> 

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