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

[Stefano Costa <Stefano.Costa@italtel.it>]

Davis Ray Sickmon, Jr wrote:

> 'Ello all - I'm going to do this a little odd.  See, Spence is writing an
> article on the Alliance and Freedows split - a rather nice idea, I think.

first question: an article *where* and *when*?

> > *What progress has Alliance made in the past year?

We have started implementing something, and we have specced several things.
We don't have specced anything, and higher levels component are in a state of
flux, but lower levels (CK, IOSK) are much more focused and on track.

> > *Is Alliance still at the specification stage or is there actually
> > code?

*Any* decent OS is in both states *anytime*.

> > Where can the specifications and code be found?
>
> On CSV.  Where?  Ummm.... I don't have the addy for the CSV off hand right
> now.  However, it's uploaded daily to FTP:
> ftp://ftp.allos.org/pub/allos/trees/daily/

On CVS :).

> > *What development model is Alliance currently using?

It's a bit unclear question. The model is formally known as Open Software
Model. The way is applied is rather loose, as any OSM project. It's not a
fault, it's the way OSM is.

> You know, I'm not sure how it's classified at the moment <GRIN>
>
> > *When do you expect a final release?

As any other volunteer project there is no detailed deadline. It's the best
feature of the whole affair :).

> > *What features does Alliance currently plan to include in the first
> > release?

Ah, this is a beautiul question, and as any beautiful questions, rise other
questions :).
By definition, Alliance will give an environment friendly to support OS
emulation, so after Alliance is stable won't run anything by its own. It's
true that we will develop as both testbed and for our pleasure an AK that
emulates a popular OS (we haven't decide yet which), so after a while you can
run the apps of this OS on top of Alliance. If we succed, many other people
will do the job after.....

> > *How many people are currently working on the project?
>
> Right now, there are 25 people in the Alliance directory - I THINK that's
> everyone.

> >In what capacities?

Actual coders are an handful, so we are in need of developers :)

> > *Do you think creating an emulation of Windows by the project or some
> > outside party for the Alliance CK is really likely considering the
> > difficulties WINE is having?

See above.

> I> *What is the current view of the project towards the other?

I have dismisssed any interested in Freedows, maily because I wish to focus
on current work, not for envy or something else.

> > *When Alliance split with Freedows, how many people actually left and
> > how many actually stayed, not counting those who had signed up for the
> > project but had not received a position?

All developers of Freedows left, plus someone else. I don't know how many
members Freedows has at the time, but I think that more than half left.

> > *How did the events that lead up to the Freedows/Alliance split affect
> > the organization of Alliance?

Mailny hiearchies are not enforced, opposed to Freedows Project.

> > *Has the last year been a smooth one for Alliance, all things
> > considered?

The year was a good one. There were some flames, but that's normal in a
multi-lingual and cultural environment.

Stefano

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