X-Original-To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org Received: from mx1.tetrasec.net (mx1.tetrasec.net [74.117.190.25]) by lists.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC5B3F84F0D for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:36:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.tetrasec.net (mail.local [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.tetrasec.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F60D9E29AA for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:36:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ncopa-desktop.copa.dup.pw (67.63.200.37.customer.cdi.no [37.200.63.67]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: alpine@tanael.org) by mx1.tetrasec.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DF9C99E1EEE for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:36:02 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:35:58 +0100 From: Natanael Copa To: Alpine Development Subject: Re: [alpine-devel] RFC: Project goals and guiding principles Message-ID: <20190329193558.0998c8c5@ncopa-desktop.copa.dup.pw> In-Reply-To: <20190329094036.55ea5837@ncopa-desktop.copa.dup.pw> References: <20190329094036.55ea5837@ncopa-desktop.copa.dup.pw> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.3 (GTK+ 2.24.32; x86_64-alpine-linux-musl) X-Mailinglist: alpine-devel Precedence: list List-Id: Alpine Development List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm responding to myself... On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:40:36 +0100 Natanael Copa wrote: > Before we start discuss specific rules I would like to get some sort of > consensus of the bigger picture, the project goals and guiding > principles. ... > == Project Goals > - To build and maintain an independent, non-commercial, general purpose > Linux distribution designed for power users who appreciate security, > simplicity and resource efficiency. > - To maintain a friendly and productive community within. Just to clarify. Those things are not new in any sense. Its more trying to define and document what has been the goal all the time. I want give anyone who may not agree with those goals a chance to leave early, so we save time debating specific rules later. No point discuss rules if we don't agree on the project goals in the first place. > === Guiding Principles > - Build a community based on mutual trust, responsibility, and respect > - Prevent and respond to abuses of power without disrupting the project > - Empower motivated people to effect change and progress I found the last one a bit questionable: > - Do the right thing over doing the written thing What is "the right thing"? Who decides what the right thing is? I am afraid that it may be (ab)used for things like: "The right thing to do is to punish someone who offended me when nobody else does, even if the written rules says I shouldn't" I also wonder if would make sense to include something in the lines: "Build a sustainable community that does not depend on any individual or any single company or organization." Even if we haven't really written it down anywhere, that has been a goal since the very beginning. -nc --- Unsubscribe: alpine-devel+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org Help: alpine-devel+help@lists.alpinelinux.org ---