[Gimp-developer] Release Manager

2004-03-08 Thread Dave Neary
Hi all, It's become clear to me that the release manager doesn't have the power to do much in the project. Since last Summer I've avoided using the title for the simple reason that other people seem to resent the idea of titles, and I had hoped that actions would speak for themselves. Since

Re: [Gimp-developer] Re: [Gimp-user] Help docs online

2004-03-08 Thread Branko Collin
On 8 Mar 2004, at 15:29, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 13:54, Dave Neary wrote: Sven Neumann wrote: I think we should somehow get this setup at http://manual.gimp.org/. When GIMP-2.0 is out, the GIMP User Manual written by Karin and Olof will be pretty much

Re: [Gimp-developer] Re: [Gimp-user] Help docs online

2004-03-08 Thread Dave Neary
Branko Collin wrote: I disagree. The appearance of GIMP 2 does not all of a sudden make GIMP 1.2 obsolete. There is no technological reason why both manuals cannot be hosted on the same site. How abut having the manual of the latest stable version as the default (gimp 2), and having a link to

[Gimp-developer] Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Kelly Martin
Dave Neary wrote: Daniel Rogers wrote: Avoid self-dealing. What's this? Self-dealing is whenever the people who control the organization command the organization to do business with themselves in their personal capacity. Self-dealing tears the veil and makes the director or officer who

Re: [Gimp-developer] Re: [Gimp-user] Help docs online

2004-03-08 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Dave Neary [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Branko Collin wrote: I disagree. The appearance of GIMP 2 does not all of a sudden make GIMP 1.2 obsolete. There is no technological reason why both manuals cannot be hosted on the same site. How abut having the manual of the latest stable

Re: [Gimp-developer] Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Daniel Rogers
On Mar 8, 2004, at 8:25 AM, Kelly Martin wrote: Dave Neary wrote: Daniel Rogers wrote: Avoid self-dealing. What's this? Self-dealing is whenever the people who control the organization command the organization to do business with themselves in their personal capacity. Self-dealing tears the

[Gimp-developer] ANNOUNCE: GIMP 2.0 User Manual -- developer snapshot

2004-03-08 Thread Roman Joost
Hi all, the first snapshot of the newly written GIMP 2.0 User Manual is available for download from: ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/help/testing/gimp-help-2-0.1.tar.gz and includes help written in English, French, Swedish and German. This developer snapshot is basically for soliciting new

Re: [Gimp-developer] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Kelly Martin
Nathan Carl Summers wrote: If you are a board member you must: Attend board meetings. Is this required to be in person, or is conference call/irc/email/etc sufficient? Furthermore, is it possible for board members to be reimbursed for expenses? I can see this being a major obstacle for non-us

Re: [Gimp-developer] more gimp foundation stuff

2004-03-08 Thread Kelly Martin
Daniel Rogers wrote: 1. I heard that some people have been asked to be on the board, why weren't the developers consulted? I'm a developer, why wasn't I asked? Who are these board members? Keep in mind that developers will not necessarily make good board members. The sort of decisions that a

Re: [Gimp-developer] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Kelly Martin
Sven Neumann wrote: If sueing copyright violators is the main goal, I'd rather let the Free Software Foundation do this job. It is probably in a lot better position when it should ever come to a law-suit. The FSF can't sue someone unless it owns at least some part of the code in question. The

[Gimp-developer] Press pack requests

2004-03-08 Thread Dave Neary
Hi all, The 2.0 release is getting closer, and there are still some thing missing from the press pack we want to send out. - Could native english speakers who have a few minutes please look at the What's new in GIMP 2.0 page (http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/WhatsNew) and correct any grammar

Re: [Gimp-developer] Press pack requests

2004-03-08 Thread Dave Neary
Hi again, Dave Neary wrote: - If anyone would like to donate an article on The GIMP 2.0, it is most welcome (this might also be a source of revenue for funding if magazines re-print it). Speaking of magazines, that reminds me of one thing we have not done. I have started a new page in

[Gimp-developer] Re: [Gimp-user] Help docs online

2004-03-08 Thread Henrik Brix Andersen
Hi, On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 13:54, Dave Neary wrote: Sven Neumann wrote: I think we should somehow get this setup at http://manual.gimp.org/. When GIMP-2.0 is out, the GIMP User Manual written by Karin and Olof will be pretty much outdated and should IMHO be replaced by the help written

[Gimp-developer] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Daniel Rogers
Hello again, It has been awhile since I have done a GIMP Foundation update. There is quite a bit that must be decided on at this point. Also, people need to decide how invovled they would like to be. Summary: My Goals, Benefits of incorporation responsibilites of those invovled things to be

[Gimp-developer] more gimp foundation stuff

2004-03-08 Thread Daniel Rogers
Here is few notes to address a few more concerns I have encountered, I'll pose them retorically. 1. I heard that some people have been asked to be on the board, why weren't the developers consulted? I'm a developer, why wasn't I asked? Who are these board members? In California every corporation

[Gimp-developer] Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Dave Neary
Daniel Rogers wrote: Avoid self-dealing. What's this? Be honest. Is this true of every board? Even Halliburton? 1. Will TGF have members? I am talking about members with voting privledges, like I described above. (my vote is yes, btw) Yes. 2. Should the membership be paid? (my vote is

Re: [Gimp-developer] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Nathan Carl Summers
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Daniel Rogers wrote: Hello again, It has been awhile since I have done a GIMP Foundation update. There is quite a bit that must be decided on at this point. Also, people need to decide how invovled they would like to be. My goals for The GIMP really boil down to

Re: [Gimp-developer] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In my mind one of the major reasons to have a Gimp Foundation is to put all of our IP ducks in a row. As I've said before I don't think that having contributors sign over copyright to TGF would be the best plan. Instead, I would like to see

Re: [Gimp-developer] The GIMP Foundation

2004-03-08 Thread Nathan Carl Summers
On 8 Mar 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In my mind one of the major reasons to have a Gimp Foundation is to put all of our IP ducks in a row. As I've said before I don't think that having contributors sign over copyright to TGF would be the