On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 05:43:26PM -0400, Arthur Pemberton wrote: > Exactly, the key idea is "The niche described is a kind of mix of > attributes that appeal to entirely different types of > users/contributors". It's not a crazy point. :) But I disagree that the niche is as niche-like as you're making it out to be. The inconveniences caused by adherence to free software principles aren't that overwhelming, and I'm not sure developers are really that resistant to stability. > It is an admirable goal to push for, even it it may nto reflect my own > desires. However, I believe that it may be analogous to selling vegan > dishes at a butcher shop. Nice. :) But I don't think it quite holds. I get the "pure free software = vegan" analogy, but in what way is a stable (but still forward-thinking and innovative!) system like a butcher shop? As I said in my other message, I don't think Fedora reduces to *just* the intersection you're describing. The contradictory aims may put pressure on each other, but I think the answer is in finding a proper balance, and finding ways to reduce or deflect that pressure so that the project as a whole isn't thrown off. -- Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx> Senior Systems Architect -- Instructional & Research Computing Services Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
