Re: [alliance] Fw: Freedows/Alliance Split: One Year Later

["Davis Ray Sickmon, Jr" <midryder@kscable.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Ramon van Handel <vhandel@chem.vu.nl>
To: <alliance@humbolt.nl.linux.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [alliance] Fw: Freedows/Alliance Split: One Year Later


> PS, can anyone forward all these messages to Disk Druid ?
> I'm losing track which have been forwarded and which haven't.

I'll handle that one.

> HawkeWerks Multimedia wrote:
> > > > > > > *What development model is Alliance currently using?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You know, I'm not sure how it's classified at the moment
<GRIN>
> > >
> >
> > Actually, technically, we're in a very closed model, until the
development
> > of the CK and the SORB is more stable, plus most likely we'll need
some
> > native compilers.
>
> Uh... native compilers ?
> GCC sounds fine to me, it's not all that hard to port.  Porting
> glibc is a hell of a job, though :)

Once GCC is ported, that would make it a native compiler, right? <GRIN>

> > It's not that we're turning away any developers, it's
> > just by the very fact that only three individuals are doing most of
the
> > coding, that we are a closed system. anyone wishing to join in would
have
> > to catch up with current stuff before they could do much coding. When
the
> > system is useable (even marginally) then we'll be in a very open
arrangement.
>
> Well, it depends on what you call 'open' or 'closed'.
> I think we're open, because anybody may contribute code
> (actually, we should encourage people to do so :)).
> The fact that nobody actually does it is beside the
> point ;)

It's easy to see why I'm confused by what our development model is.  It's
not as 'Open' as Linux is - IE, people don't just write a quick patch, and
submit it.  Here, it's somewhat expected that you are a part of the
project.  That makes is a more 'Closed' model.  BUT - joining the project
is as easy as hoping on the list server, getting familiar with what is
going on, and contributing.  Of course, with Linux, you have to get
familiar with what is going on, and have to know where to send the patch,
etc.  Not too far from each other, and it's mainly a matter of
terminology.

> Ramon

Midnight Ryder
Aka Davis Ray Sickmon, Jr
Ambassador for Alliance
...of course, I'm easily confused anyway...


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