Re: New home for GPE?

Hi Nils,

On Friday 18 August 2006 10:01 am, Nils Faerber wrote:
> Philippe De Swert schrieb:
> > Hello all,
>
> Hi!
>
> > First of all we should be careful we don't move into some awful rethoric
> > and flaming and take a sensible and adult approach to this.
>
> Yes please.
>

I suspect that it may be too late.  Once ugliness has started it is very hard 
to stop.

> >>> As for the "move", it looks more like a (hostile) takeover. I don't
> >>> buy the "run by the community". I haven't found an "Impressum" on
> >>> linuxtogo.org, but according to the whois DB it's run by
> >>> kernel concepts GbR, more specifically by you.
> >>
> >> I am absolutely willing to explain this fact.
> >> The reason for this is that someone has to pay for the server, right?
> >> This does not fall of the stars or trees.
> >> We tried hard to find sponsors for it but noone stepped forward without
> >> seeing something. So we had to do it on our own. The best way, and most
> >> cost effective, was to rent the server through our company. This does
> >> not mean in any way that we own it, control it or whatever - please read
> >> the explanation on LTG for that matter.
> >
> > I guess this sufficiently describes the reasons why kernelconcepts
> > registred for the server and my guess is that somebody else steps up for
> > the hosting kernelconcepts would not mind handing it over.
>
> Absolutely!
> Paying a monthly fee for being able to do my spare time work is not
> exactly what I like to do. But it has to be done, we do it right and
> anyone else is welcome to help.

which implies handhelds.org does not do it right; that I enjoy spending my 
spare time and paying for handhelds.org since the project was canceled by 
Compaq in 2003; and that nobody is welcome at handhelds.org.  I can see that 
you are not taking the ugly path on this topic. <sigh>

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>
> > Regards,
> > Philippe
> > PS: is the mention of GPE on linuxtogo under hosted projects not a bit
> > pre-mature?

It is just how power plays work... U try it and if nobody complains it is 
done.  I do not think it is not a fair nor honest way to do things but it can 
be very effective.  

Best Regards,


--George