Folks! Please be aware that you have influence on the choice of platforms being supported by forthcoming OpenPKG releases. Registering an instance with the OpenPKG Registry acts much like casting a vote for the underlying CPU architecture and operating system. Don't miss that opportunity!
DETAILS In the early years of OpenPKG the choice of which platforms are to be supported was driven by the requirements of the single orginal Project sponsor. In addition, if time and resources permitted, additional platforms were added by means of the project architect's favorite pick and the personal preferences of the release engineers. In the year 2005 sponsorship as it existed previously vanished. So did the rating of the sponsor's requirements. Before the end of that year both numbers reached zero. Simultaenously the OpenPKG Foundation e.V. was established and one of it's responsibilities since then is to operate the buildfarm being used to create a release. Obviously the Foundation gained sizably control over platform choice. By the end of the year 2005 the OpenPKG Registry was established as a quick and dirty hack to forcibly demand feedback from the community and to explore the scope of the outer OpenPKG world. The authors knew very well the crude proceeding wouldn't be loved by the community but previous attempts to get voluntary feedback failed both in data quality and quantity. All objectors and doubters please take note that the implementors of the Registry believe that this apparatus finally pays off for the whole community. The data collected is used as input for critical decisions regarding the future of OpenPKG. Hiding or faking data will eventually hurt the community. Please support the project and provide meaningful and complete information. This time you de-facto vote for your platform. Expect future analyses will be performed to further drive the project. Thank you! -- Thomas Lotterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Vice President and Director Engineering & Production, OpenPKG Foundation e.V. ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org User Communication List [email protected]
