On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 05:46:25PM -0400, Preece Scott-PREECE wrote:
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> Well, OSDL is one of several groups formed to try to encourage
> development in areas that its member companies prefer. OSDL has
> topic-specific working groups, which consist of people from member
> companies who are interested in specific technology areas. Those working
> groups meet so they can educate each other, coordinate activity,
> prioritize OSDL's activities on the specific topics, attempt to reach
> consensus on the direction the members would like to encourage, and so
> forth.
I for one, am very familiar with what OSDL does, on many levels, but
thanks for the summary :)
> I'm not sure why you think it's outside "the standard process" to issue
> an open invitation to community members to attend a WG meeting.
Because kernel development doesn't happen at WG meetings. It happens
when code is posted. To think otherwise is to not understand the kernel
development process.
> I don't think there's a lot of point to pretending that, just because
> kernel contributions come from individuals, those individuals are
> independent.
I never made such a statement.
> You think Intel and Motorola and other companies with a growing stake in
> the open source market don't have internal meetings to organize their
> activity, as well as participating in groups like OSDL, CELF, etc.?
Again, I never made such a statement.
I do however, doubt that a working group meeting is a useful thing for
any kernel developer to spend their time attending, unless it is at the
behalf of their employer. And I say this as someone who has attended
many such meetings at OSDL and other places.
Again, I will ask these simple questions:
- Why is the community being invited to such a meeting?
- Is there a proposed adgenda so that the community members can
determine if it is worth their time?
thanks,
greg k-h
