Re: Debian/Redhat Alliance
Debian doesn't need RedHat. We've already got a distribution network -- A
number of FTP sites and anyone willing to burn a CD. Those who are
interested in Debian are free to get it. Those who arn't can choose
RedHat's distro.
Although I'm not ready to develop software, I'm interested in Debian for
what it stands for -- a high quality, complete, and FREE operating system.
As far as I know, RedHat is none of these, never has been, and probably
never will be.
Debian should stay Debian. If RedHat wants to sell Debian, they can do it
just as CheapBytes and others do now.
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Harold Hartley wrote:
> why should debian be forced to send its stuff to a commercial status...
> I think debian does well for its intent as a free software community with its own ideas and development...
> debian's intent is to be free to those interested in the project and contribute to it...
> your idea sounds like you want debian to develop and redhat to profit from it...
> debian community can distribute its own software in its own way without being a commercial issue...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lyno Sullivan
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 2:05 PM
> Subject: LLS: Debian/Redhat Alliance
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> As soon as I get a chance I am going to write an article recommending that Redhat and Debian form an alliance. Redhat becomes the distributor to 1) commercial operations and 2) people who are only interested in being free software consumers.
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> People interested in becoming a volunteer producer, in the free software community, will more likely use the Debian distribution. Debian will become the nexus of the volunteer based, development community.
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> One missing ingredient is a commercial operation that will be the Redhat equivalent distributor of the Debian distribution. Another missing ingredient is the site that will provide the Volunteer Registry, the Project Registry and the Volunteer/Project Match facility. This distributor (with Registries) will become the gentle onramp for wannabe free software volunteers. There is another ingredient but I cannot discuss it at this time.
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> Anyone wanting to volunteer time, should join the Debian community. Free software, documentation, databases, images, poetry, literature, etc. will be developed and tested within the Debian community. Software will flow from Debian to Redhat, for commercial packaging and distribution. The distributions must become aligned towards this goal for it to work smoothly.
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> That's the picture I intend to promote.
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