hi... On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 10:01:51AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: >maybe it's time for debian to send out missionaries to spread the >word of GNU and the doctrine of BSD - to teach modern free software >programming methodology :) I think, the debians, who goes to events like "Linuxtag in Germany" or "LSM at Bordeaux" are doing that, aren't they? :) >that's said in a joking manner, but with serious intent. we've learnt a >lot in the last few years - valuable lessons in designing and developing >complete systems (i.e. the "big picture" of systems design rather >than the fine details of a single application) that would be useful >in the fringes of the free software world - physicists, biologists, >astronomers, scientists in general and other professions & individuals >who use & develop free software because it's the best way of getting >their jobs done and sharing their work with their peers, rather than >free software for its own sake. Yes, you're right.... >perhaps all that's needed here is a more conscious awareness of the >mentoring role that debian and the free software community in general >can provide...and calls for volunteers to help modernise & clean up >crufty old code too, of course. I think so, but, IMHO it is better to let come the developers to debian and not to call the to come. When somebody decided to help the debian-project, hi is convinced of debian and will do propper work for debian. When you are calling for volunteers (like a missionary), you got poeple, who doesn't know aout debian, perhaps, and after a short time, they will decide to go off debian. When someone works with debian a long time and he is thinking, "this is a got OS, I will do something for it", hey... that's the way I think, he is familiar with debian and will do good work! Greetings Jan-Hendrik Palic -- One time, you all will be emulated by linux! ---- Jan- Hendrik Palic Url:"http://www.billgotchy.de"; E-Mail: "palic@billgotchy.de"
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