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Subject: Re: [board-private] News from Mandriva
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14.05.2012 23:59, Oliver Burger skrev:
> Am 14.05.2012 22:44, schrieb Anne Nicolas:
>>
>> Some things ?
>> As a side note we will insist on the fact that Mandriva will be a
>> contributor like any others, no specific relation (just to remind that
>> point). But yes it will be discussed longer.
>>
> We did already discuss that in council. Yes, Mandriva will be like any 
> other company, contributing to Mageia.
> But we should have some kind of "official position", when they announce 
> it. Because I don't think, we should keep it in private, that we already 
> knew about Mandriva's plans in advance and we should be ready to answer 
> questions from our community, why we kept it in private.
> After all, Mageia is about openness (if that is an English word).
> 
> I don't have any objections, to keep it in private until Mdv announces 
> its plans and I see it as a big plus for us, that they did decide on 
> using Mageia.
> But we must make certain our community and the rest of the open source 
> world does understand, we will keep our independence.
> 
> That's something about our credibility.
> 

I agree with Oliver about this.

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Thomas