On 08/06/2014 08:39 PM, Jim Nelson wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:23 PM, Emmanuele Bassi <eba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> if that were the case, then we ought to stop handling funds for all >> the other projects for which we currently do handle funds: • Gimp • >> GStreamer • PulseAudio (for GSoC) • PiTiVi (fund raising) > > ... except that all four of those projects correspond almost exactly to > the first sentence of the GNOME mission statement that Ryan quoted: "to > create a computing platform for use by the general public that is > completely free software." > > I think OPW is a fantastic program and, from what I've seen, it's netted > GNOME a good deal of positive publicity and goodwill, on top of the fact > that it's addressing one of the more glaring problems in the software > industry today. > > That said, studying the mission statement and considering Ryan's > concerns, I think he's raising some valid questions. > > Should the mission statement be revised? If the educational part of the > statement were broadened to include encourage internships and outreach > into underrepresented groups, would that be enough? > > Is it true that "the majority of participants are not GNOME > contributors"? This is news to me -- can someone (Ryan?) elaborate?
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