Hi All, Usually, I stay away from all discussions of this sort.. but this one seems to be too political for Debian's own good.
For what I understand, most attacks on OPN seem to come from people who do not like lilo (on a personal basis). Furthermore, the relationship between OPN and Debian is symbiotic. We both contribute to the growth of free software. I can understand and appreciate lilo's goal of trying to make OPN more professional and that takes money. All the channel does is send two messages per day (and making it a big deal is IMHO overreacting). GNU sells books and requests that people buy them. I do not see anyone complaining about it. Cutting down to the basics, OPN is not a pay channel nor does it threaten users who do not contribute. So I see no point in moving away from it unless the situation actually warrents it (and needless to say, asking for donations twice a day does not warrent it) Regards, Vaidhy I hate to do stuff like this..but.. I do know lilo in RL and I personally do not find him obnoxious :). But I have not been an admin in OPN and have no idea about him management skills.
