Hello,
To drift back OT..
In the last 5 years, I have "wasted" a lot of time on Puppy Linux..
It has effected 'real life' as much as 'real life' has effected my time for it...
I look at how Puppy has impacted me...
Then I look at how I have impacted Puppy..
I`m a hack..
Coding, for my dyslexic brain, it taxing beyond belief, but then so is texting.....
But I can look at Puppy, and see things, things that started out as my attempts at contributing, and became the pet projects, if not outright obsessions, of those with more time, and often more skill, than I can offer..
I mean really,
1/4 of a million people have D/L an Opera skin called Puppy Blues, that clearly says..
For Puppy Linux Users.
That blows my mind....
My point, I guess, is that everyone can contribute, everyone can have an impact, because although your execution may not be perfect, your idea may turn out to be useful... What you dream up, others might make real...
As I said, It takes a village...
I take the GPL seriously, so anything I do, I not only consent, but hope, that others will take, use, improve, share....
But for Puppy itself......we still need a sandbox......
Somewhere that ideas can be explored, beyond 'credit' and personal claim, where we can all present options, ideas, skilled suggestions..
I can make something interesting, he can make something interesting, she can make something interesting..
But together WE can make something AMAZING...
That is how, after 5 years, I see the GPL, Linux, and Puppy...