Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:03:56 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Let's nail some things down. Message-ID: <3637B0EC.3A482360@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810281108590.782-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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"Jason C. Wells" wrote:
>
> We will have two logos. "Works with" and "Designed for". Do we agree?
>
> The test for "Works with" should be a simple "can it run under some sort
> of emulation?" (E.G acroread)
Right. Several others, including Greg Lehey, have mentioned adding the
additional qualification of "a port kit that will install this software
EXISTS." I'm coming around to this; it provides us with a good, finite
test of whether a software product really qualifies for the logo.
Agreement? Shouts of dislike?
> The test for "Designed for" should be "can we build it from source?" or
> "did the developer build FreeBSD native binaries?". (E.G. netscape and
> all source available ports)
>
> Do the above statements seem reasonable? If so, let's set them in stone so
> we can reduce the number of degrees of freedom in this problem and work
> toward a solution.
>
> I think Wes' concerns about "giant infrastructure" are valid. I think the
> KISS principle should apply. Do we agree?
Yeah, let's keep the infrastructure down to a web page or so. Each item
that qualifies for a logo gets a mention on the web page, and may have
links to:
o A port kit to install it.
o A vendor web page advertising the product.
o A FreeBSD web page with notes from the team that tested the product
and/or wrote the installer. (For "Works with" products)
--
Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
Wes Peters +1.801.915.2061
Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com
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