|| On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:27:09 +0100 || MJ Ray mjr@phonecoop.coop wrote:
mr> I like the idea of the GBND, but I am unsure what the current mr> implementation is. I think it could fly, as long as it is mr> possible to clearly show cases where only a subdivision is mr> accredited. How does it work today?
It doesn't.
Right now the GBN is an idea waiting for the right moment to come to life -- and we hope that this moment will be sooner rather than later.
mr> It would need careful promotion, but I don't see what it would mr> gain from letting proprietary promoters participate. It would mr> muddy the waters and make a simple idea much less clear.
I agree that clarity must be central.
The question is where to draw the line(s), and how.
mr> There are fields where the free software alternatives are very mr> different to the proprietary ones (GIMP v Photoshop is the most mr> oft-cited example) but I've seen so many arguing each direction mr> for most of them, that I'm not sure "my app is better than yours" mr> is an argument that works either way.
As it is currently envisioned, the GBN would not engage in any of these technical superiority debates in any way, and I agree with you that it makes no sense to do so.
Regards, Georg