Idle speculation: who will eventually take over Slackware?
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I do not understand the purpose of this thread. Slackware being a trademark registered by Patrick Volkerding, only him can decide what to do with the ownership of Slackware's brand and businesses.
Anyhow I am not among the people, if any, that are eager to give him public advises on that matter
Do you mean that the purpose of this thread is to decide something? Then Albert Einstein must not talk about the universe because he is not God.
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Because that is your logic -- To blame the toilet when costive (aka to blame the pillow when sleepless).
Wait on, I was talking about people (which is what this thread is about) you are talking about KDE. What is your logic? How does your post fit into this at all? and if you want to blame the toilet may I suggest you stay away from the hard drink!
Please keep posts on topic. You should not argue about the value of somebody elses arguments but present (counter-)arguments that can be discussed instead.
You know, constructiveness and such.
Sole proprietorships don't last forever. The proprietors retire, sell, or pass the business onto their heirs.
In almost every industry other than the Linux distribution industry, it's also common for small businesses with strong brands and loyal customers to be sold to larger ones.
Who do you see eventually taking over ownership of Slackware's brand and businesses? Or do you think it will be retired when Pat retires?
(And has there already been a thread about this?)
I don't think you have any idea on how the Open Source Business model works. You should go back to the Mac OS forums.
Please keep posts on topic. You should not argue about the value of somebody elses arguments but present (counter-)arguments that can be discussed instead.
You know, constructiveness and such.
You are right. And the fact that I have no idea of who will take over slackware in the far future does not mean that I cannot express my disagreement with those who oppose such a discussion.
Wait on, I was talking about people (which is what this thread is about) you are talking about KDE. What is your logic? How does your post fit into this at all? and if you want to blame the toilet may I suggest you stay away from the hard drink!
You were talking about irrelevant people, while KDE is part of slackware, and slackware is exactly what this topic is about.
Why I say irrelevant people? Because the OP, whom you are accusing, is not part of the topic. The relevant person is Pat. How do you conclude that this topic has done "enough damage" to Patrick Volkerding?
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You were talking about irrelevant people,
No I wasn't, I was talking about the people who are Slackware's user base and who have also in the last week gone into meltdown over 1 little innocent post. If you think Slackware's user are irrelevant then you can discuss that issue with them.
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while KDE is part of slackware, and slackware is exactly what this topic is about.
KDE has nothing to do with this. Sure Slackware uses KDE (so does Ubuntu, Debian, etc etc etc) but that does not have any effect on who will take Slackware over.
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Why I say irrelevant people? Because the OP, whom you are accusing, is not part of the topic. The relevant person is Pat. How do you conclude that this topic has done "enough damage" to Patrick Volkerding?
Tell me where I said any damage has been done to P.V. You can't. Show me where did I accuse the OP of anything in this topic. You can't.
I said enough damage has been done to Slackware because of the over reactions that have occurred in the last week. Then this thread gets started. If you and all your mates want to cause instability within a user base (i.e. not insignificant people unlike your own opinion of them) then keep going how you are. Do your best.
Meanwhile try to read my post more carefully and not read things into them that are not there.
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