Those notes do not reflect the opinions of the Ergo Project. This is my point of view.
There are more and more boundaries coming up in the big single-corporate-sponsored communities. This does not mean that the big freedom is gone, the freedom is just getting reduced by various parties in this eco system. At the end of the day only the sales numbers counts.
The fast moving forward of one particular distribution is slowing down with every release and bleeding-edge is just an ancient buzzword nowadays.
Ergo Project: Could be...
- ...a place for people who do not want to be pressed in legal boundaries (e. g. Packaging SQLNinja, Trademark for Domain names, CLA, SCA, etc.).
- ...a place that gives an alternative to the community.
- ...a place for people who wants to break technical boundaries (e. g. Extended life cycles, independent release cycles for subprojects like spins, installer updates, application updates during the release cycle).
- ...a place to bring splitted-up communities back together.
- ...the place that gives the power back to the community. No shareholders, no stock exchange, no elitist group that controls the main components...
- ...a place to meld different effort (Remixes, Respins, RPM package repositories, etc.)
- ...a place that provides a platform for experiments, tests, and ideas.
- ...a place to get shit done.
Ergo Project: Is not...
- ...intentioned to destroy existing communities.
- ...supporting racism, porn, trademark violations, copyright violations, or illegal activities.
- ...disrespecting the law. Rules are needed to protect the free world.
- ...reinventing the wheel.