On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:33:24 -0400, Tim Daly <daly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We need, instead, to define a set of target endpoints (e.g. administrative > assistant, programmer, grandmother, email-browser, luser, etc). Then > someone becomes the designated "maintainer" for the endpoint and their > word is law. The maintainers can mark the packages with their badge > and the build system can make a "grandmother core". This can be done > downstream. The maintainers all report to a god-like figure (i'm > unavailable) similiar in role to a Linus. > > So the "newbie" maintainer can have tuxracer. > The "sysadmin" maintainer can have the registry. > The "free" maintainer can have religion. > And we all can have peace. > Something along the lines of Componentized Linux, but based on RPMs instead of DEBs ? - Michel
