On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 08:41:20AM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 04:56:59AM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > > > I know of several DDs and non-DDs thinking about creating a Debian2 > > (or whatever named) project due to this and other lack of responce > > problems and the group is growing. The danger is already there and > > should not be ignored. > > Why is this a danger? This is one of the freedoms provided by free > software, which we work hard to promote.
Because while it is one of the freedomes provide by free software, and one we work hard to promote, there would be a lot of time and effort in setting up another Debian-like infrastructure. This effort could be put toward the current Debian infrastructure if it was accepted (which remains to be seen), rather than to reimplementing a good deal of the already existing infrastructure for another project. This could in some ways result in something of a competition for developers between the two projects, thus resulting in each being something less than they could have been as one. -- Jamin W. Collins
