[Mageia-discuss] [Cooker] Re: Transparency & open invitation to a united foundation..? [Was: forking mandriva]

Tue Sep 21 18:35:31 CEST 2010

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 17:58, Laprévote Arnaud
+<arnaud.laprevote at mandriva.com> wrote:
+> I am definitely in favor of creating a foundation. In fact, I think that it
+> should have been done much, much sooner.
+
+Indeed.
+
+> I still think that we must do it. In such a foundation, Mandriva (the
+> company) would be a voice among others.
+
+Well...
+
+>From my point of view (which I may share or not with many people from
+the pre-board team who can confirm/contradict me here):
+
+ 1. I don't trust Mandriva existing and coming management, neither
+investors. Years spent over there as an employee, seeing things from
+the inside taught me that this company is, sadly, structurally broken,
+from the very top (investors) down to management and its practices -
+and for quite some time. Fixing it is an option, although very costly
+and requiring exceptionnal skills and commitment from management; I
+don't see this over there at this time.
+
+ 2. Mandriva plans are non-existent at this time to me (yesterday's
+blog post is empty to me).
+
+Otherwise, wonder why would we have started this fork?
+
+This is my personal point of view and I encourage other people
+involving themselves into Mageia to be true to themselves and speak
+up, in one way or the other. And, I am in no way critical to this
+project now, even by being in the "launch" team. And provided an
+independant, not-for-profit, community driven structure is set up to
+drive the project and keeps control out of the hands of one single
+company, I'm happy to leave.
+
+I just won't welcome a Mandriva person into the first board at least.
+
+That won't prevent Mandriva developers to contribute or even use
+Mageia projects.
+
+Then, after some time, if Mandriva plans and behaviour confirm
+themselves, consolid and seem to match our roadmap and values, sure,
+we will welcome collaborators and share the fun - that's what
+collaboration is about.
+
+Collaboration requires trust. Mandriva (as a company, as a structure,
+as a project) does not have my trust anymore. Or prove me wrong (you'd
+have a hard time). But that's just me.
+
+Romain
+