You nailed it - this and all your previous posts.mavrothal wrote:I'm not sure what this suppose to teach us but revisiting those links is striking how the discussion and the pupplet are so far apart!
Just to summarise:
Saluki-the-idea shows that collaboration at "ideas" level is not a problem at all.
Saluki-the-puplet shows that when it comes to implementation, it's totally different matter.
Why is a Puppy designed by wisdom of The Crowd run only by One Person?
Why didn't we see people rushing to claim their role in building Puppy for the Common Good?
(and I don't mean those who create pet packages for Saluki - I mean people who are responsible to maintain the *core* component of Saluki-the-puplet - like what Barry does with woof. Those people who would be able to continue Saluki-the-puplet even if / when Jemimah has to be absent for whatever reason.)
My take on the reason is this (from the same post quoted by mavrothal)
People come to Puppy and this forum for many different reasons. We use Puppy in different ways. Sometimes diametrically opposite.jemimah wrote:The fact is, no two people have exactly the same vision. If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Teamwork is compromise.
Need proof? Just answer this without causing a flame war: "What is the web browser that should be included by default?"
That is the real reason why we have an explosion of puplets (and Linux distros in general) - and little, if any, hope of getting the One Puppy to rule them all.
Note that even Saluki-the-idea thread didn't end in any coherent conclusion or agreement.
But all is not lost. "Puppy for Common Good" does not need to be the Puppy to rule all puppies.
If you lower your sights and realise that "Puppy for Common Good" is just one of the many puplets - your chance of success only depends on how you sell the vision and attract people with the right skills. You don't need to attract all of them. Just enough to get it started and going. That's how it works in Valve. That's how it works around here.
I wish you good luck on your enterprise.
EDIT: typo.