On 17-06-2010 12:08, Angelo Arrifano wrote: > On 17-06-2010 11:51, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: >> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:32:51 +0200 >> Sebastian Pipping <sp...@gentoo.org> wrote: >>> I wouldn't feel to bad if Gentoo is widely recognized as the >>> distribution with the most friendly community around in 2011. >> >> Wouldn't you rather it be recognised as the distribution with the best >> product? >> > > When I read that, the first question that was raised on me was: > - The best product for what, whom? > We can't simply put all possible Gentoo applications and users in one bag. > > Is it really good to think on Gentoo as a product? Can we do like Apple > and treat our users like crap while still making them use our product? > *No!* > Unless we provide locking, GNU/Linux users will always have a choice. > That choice can be to join the Gentoo community, or leave it. > > - Angelo >
I apologize for replying to self but I felt we should all remember *what is Gentoo*. Or at least what it used to be.. http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/about.xml "What is Gentoo? Gentoo is a free operating system based on either Linux or FreeBSD that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme configurability, performance and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience. (...) *Of course, Gentoo is more than just the software it provides. It is a community built around a distribution* which is driven by more than 300 developers and thousands of users. The distribution project provides the means for the users to enjoy Gentoo: documentation, infrastructure (mailinglists, site, forums ...), release engineering, software porting, quality assurance, security followup, hardening and more. "
