[openbeos] Re: Haiku distro guidelines [was: Haiku Vmware Build Environment]
- From: "Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:54:59 -0700
On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 16:34 -0400, Ryan Leavengood wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Karl vom Dorff <karl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, it would be cool if there would be an easy way to adjust those three
> > things in 'AboutSystem' (and write some instructions on Haiku's site):
> >
> > 1) the green 'Haiku'
> > 2) the copyright info
> > 3) the weblink...
> >
> > While we're on the topic, the bootscreen logo also requires adjusting the
> > source code... so #4.. hehe.
> >
> > Those are four things that would definitely distance Haiku from distros.
> > Maybe I should create a ticket?
>
> Yes please do create a ticket. If we are going to make such involved
> distro guidelines it should not be such a pain to follow them.
Our guidelines are not that involved. On the contrary, they are very
simple. But more importantly, they have a purpose: they are meant to
protect our brand/image by avoiding the misrepresentation of what Haiku
is in the eyes of the community and (MORE IMPORTANTLY) the public (that
is, those who are not familiar about the project).
If we are going to take the guidelines this lightly, then you might as
well not have them. I don't think we spent time discussing and thinking
about the guidelines so that we could start making selective exceptions
based on discretionary powers.
> I fully understand the need for these guidelines and support them, but
> I also feel that Karl is doing valuable work and we should try to help
> him out. Also while Koki is now the main guardian of the Haiku brand
> he too was bitten by these distro guidelines in the past ;)
If you are referring to my intention to distribute CDs with VMWare
images of the nightly images from the Haiku factory, you are comparing
oranges to apples. I followed the guidelines to the dot; the
inconsistency was in the admin's response, which was in contradiction of
what the guidelines stated and implied. Please properly inform yourself
before making a statement of this nature.
Cheers,
Koki
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