* Jose Miguel Parrella <bure...@debian.org> [2019-04-02 19:24]: > How do you think motivations and incentives have changed, are > changing or will change for contributors to Debian in a world where > distros no longer mean what they used to?
If we can answer questions like those Matthew raised and figure out what the role of a distro should be and where we can actually add value and position ourselves in this changing world, the motivation and incentives to contribute will return. > If tools, policies and/or processes weren't a source of frustration > for contributors, do you think they would still disengage from the > project because they want to package software/be the subject matter > expert for said software? I think a lot of it is that we're not seen to solve exciting problems. How can we start solving exciting problems that exist today? It's not as if everything has been solved. > Do you think Debian should focus more on the derivatives as users > rather than individual end users only? And if so, connecting to the > first Q, how would you manage new people being attracted to the > project and some current contributors feeling de-energized about it? In my opinion, there's a lot of value in focusing on end-users. While derivatives are important for Debian, Debian itself should be attractive for many as an OS and not just as building blocks for other solutions. -- Martin Michlmayr https://www.cyrius.com/