Shuttleworth: An Invitation, Not a Conspiracy

“A number of people have commented on my invitation to OpenSuSE
developers to join Ubuntu Open Week, some have expressed dismay
that I would risk creating discord in the free software universe by
inviting developers to leave one project and join another. There
have also been plenty of reasonable comments and suggestions, and I
hope the net effect is to leave both communities better informed
about the efforts of the other.

“I think it may be worth having public ‘town hall meeting’ in
the usual Ubuntu style to discuss the invitation and make sure
everyone has a fair chance to air their views…”

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