Ubuntu again

[Alma J Wetzker]

Collins Richey wrote:
> Excerpt from Dallam Wych

[snippage]

>> Secondly, it's ok with me if Shuttleworth wanted to create his own
>> Debian derivative. What I have a problem with is that he (and his
>> millions) raided other opensource projects for developers. He
>> should have hired his own developers, it's made a lot of bad
>> feelings towards Ubuntu with a lot more people than just myself.
> 
> 
> Hmmm? yet more of an enigma.
> 
> I would love to hear more exact details about some of these innuendos.
> Perhaps others on the list would be interested as well. Are the bad
> feelings you mention just sour grapes, or is there more to it?
> 
> BTW, the 'sudo' business is not worth pursuing. Some like it hot, some
> like it not.

 From where I sit, Debian got caught up in the "rock solid" mantra.  (A 
really good idea and concept!)  The problem was that in practice, it 
meant that they were getting further and further behind where the 
industry was.  Shuttleworth took their ideas and work and brought it, 
kicking and screaming, up to current standards.

This is not about distros, this is about some hard working folks getting 
their feelings severely fractured.  In short, it is politics.  Bad 
feelings are there, but they tend to be localized (I go to school with 
one of the Debian developers.)  Opinions are strong, and loud.

I think the best solution is somewhere in the middle of the two 
attitudes, but that is me.  Right now, there are two groups that want 
exactly the same thing, but are pursuing vastly different paths to get 
there.  There is bound to be a bit of friction.

     -- Alma