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Joey Hess Quits Debian

posted by LaminatorX on Saturday November 08 2014, @11:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the resignationd dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/11/msg00174.html

Joey Hess has apparently left Debian after 18 years, stating that the Debian Constitution is leading Debian in "very unhealthy directions".

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Wrong Turn Ahead on Sunday November 09 2014, @01:58AM

    by Wrong Turn Ahead (3650) on Sunday November 09 2014, @01:58AM (#114179)

    If the developers and users truly feel disenfranchised by the political hijacking (technical committee vote/process) then just go on strike. Users who disagree with the way Debian has managed this issue can switch to a different distro or continue using what they have. Users who flat out hate Systemd will move to another distro or hack together their own workarounds. Devs can either strike or fork...

    I'm not one for knee-jerk reactions but this is a long-running, emotional debate that is already damaging Debian and driving away talented people. A strike could unite the developers and strengthen their voice. It could be the spark that ignites an honest conversation and saves a valuable project while doing so...

  • (Score: 1) by ld a, b on Sunday November 09 2014, @03:25AM

    by ld a, b (2414) on Sunday November 09 2014, @03:25AM (#114187)

    I don't think you realize just how insidious the political game has been.
    The RedHat warlords infiltrated/bribed every single subsystem with key mindshare among Linux distributions and steered it towards a bloated interconnected piece of software you have to pay RedHat to fix. And then to fix the fix.
    RedHat has the most commits to Linux. Yes and they turn their shameless boycott into positive PR.
    The asocial aspies have no way to combat these high-functioning corporate psychopaths.
    If somebody doubts this story just look at Android. Google corporate leaders realized that there was a problem early and extirpated the most they could and called it a day.

    --
    10 little-endian boys went out to dine, a big-endian carp ate one, and then there were -246.