There's a standard too, it's called posix, or Unix, but nobody uses it ;-) Justin
On 1/11/06, Daniel da Veiga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/11/06, Mark Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Really, I should have thought more about the first e-mail (oops). > > Thank you for all your comments! > > > > Here is what the goal is (as of now): > > - To have some kind of useful standard among the many distributions. > > - To compensate those who need or want compensation for their hard > > work. (The laborer is worthy of his/her wages.) > > - Community moderated, no controlling overhead like Microsoft. > > - Whatever they release will be completely free software. No strings. > > > > "United" means we help each other develop and improve Linux > > software--separately. So no united. That's optional for now. > > > > How can people be interested? > > - It is just a fund paid by the community for the community > > - Overhead will be minimal, if anything. > > - People are already interested in Linux, and they would like to donate > > to a worthy cause. (Yes, this does mean that we would have to be worthy) > > > > What's the point? > > - Make Linux better > > - Increase Linux users (Microsoft users might convert) > > - Better the community > > - Pay people who deserve it > > > > > > Really, we could make Gentoo the official distribution of Saviour > > Linux. Personally, I think it is the best. > > I guess you just named Saviour a project to fund a distribution, if I > got what you mean, anyway, quotting Gentoo.org: > > "The Gentoo Foundation has been created to provide financial > caretaking, juridical protection and oversee general Gentoo > development to keep it in line with the Social Contract." > > We already have that... In fact, many of the aspects of what you say > Saviour would be already exists and are at heavy development as we > type, and its called, Gentoo Linux ;) > > > > > Mark Stewart > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > -- > Daniel da Veiga > Computer Operator - RS - Brazil > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- > PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Justin W. Hart -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
