TheOpenCD Project Lead to Canonical: Fork You.

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Conrad Knauer wrote:
> Sorry for the bad pun :)
> 
> I got this message in my inbox today:
> 
> --- Hi everybody,
> 
> I know that when you signed up for this it was just to know about 
> new releases, and nothing else (there is a new version though, 
> 07.10). Forgive this email, but I wanted to let you know first 
> hand.
> 
> As of today I'm no longer the project lead for TheOpenCD - there's 
> a few reasons why I'm stepping down (see my blog post if at all 
> interested) but the two main reasons I'm contacting you are:
> 
> * There's no current developer of TheOpenCD now that I'm gone, so 
> I'm not sure when the next version of that will be.
> 
> * I've started OpenDisc. I'm doing so for the same reasons I left 
> TheOpenCD, again outlined in the previously mentioned blog post. 
> Take a look at OpenDisc and if you like what you see, be sure to 
> sign up for the new version email for it. Since I was the sole 
> developer of OpenCD, you can in the least expect it to be as well 
> maintained. OpenDisc can be found here: http://www.theopendisc.com/
> 
> 
> 
> I didn't want to just throw all of you over to the new list without
>  letting you know what's happening so you can decide for 
> yourselves.
> 
> I've personally been administering the list, so unfortunately this
>  will be the last email you'll receive from it.
> 
> If you want to reply for any reason, direct your emails to 
> contact at theopendisc.com
> 

Very interesting, thanks for the heads up.

 From the blog it sounds like layers of poor communication skills
unintentionally eroding a good resource. It is a credit to those
involved that the open cd has got so far as it has, given the apparent
handicaps. For people like me who run a display in the windows world
of computer fairs, theopencd (or theopendisc) is very much on the
front line of allowing an initial alternative to a lock in culture.

I would prefer a squeeky clean foss content, but it will be good to
see a better run resource that is less likely to offer a version such
as the software freedom day special which contained a non  working
thunderbird install file. (Psst - anyone want 70 sfd CDs?)
-- 
ac