Hi all,

today I've added my version of the mission statement at 
http://www.rocklinux.org/wiki/Mission_Statement , together with a first 
proposal of some "Standard Test Procedures".

As usual, I'd welcome your critique and comments, so here's the whole page 
from the link above:
<quote>

On Chemnitzer Linux Tage 2006 we agreed on a Mission Statement - after 10 
years of ROCK, we felt it's about time ;). 

* We are a Distribution Build Kit 
* We test and guarantee functionality of: 
** the basic packages 
** Crystal ROCK (as a testcase) 
* We gladly host the remaining packages, but don't guarantee anything 
** no duplicate packages are allowed, though 
* We do Source Releases regularly (for Distribution Builders) 
* We do Crystal ROCK Binary Releases if we see fit 
* We issue Security Advisories and maintain Errata-Documents 
* We try to keep trunk as stable as Source Releases, but can't guarantee it. 

 Feel free to suggest a textual interpretation of these points if you like! 

Edit: here's my interpretation, comments and improvements are welcome: 

* ROCK Linux is a Distribution Build Kit. 
* We as the ROCK Linux core developers test and try to ensure functionality of 
** the framework, tools and basic packages, and 
** the Bootdisk and Crystal ROCK Targets (as a test- and show-case). 
* We also update the basic packages to follow their on-going development. 
* We gladly host other packages and targets as well, but don't guarantee 
anything. 
** No duplicate packages are allowed, though. 
* We do stable Source Releases regularly (for Distribution Builders). 
* We do Crystal ROCK and other Binary Releases as we see fit. 
* We issue Security Advisories and maintain Errata Documents. 
* We try to keep trunk as stable as Source Releases, but can't guarantee it. 

As we try to keep trunk stable, all changes to core parts that may have 
side-effects undergo the following tests. Changes that introduce obvious 
errors have to be fixed before they can be applied. 
* The changes are used in one bootdisk and one Crystal build (with default 
settings for expert options). 
* The resulting ISO image must be bootable and suited for local installation 
of the Crystal build. 
* Configuration tasks provided by the setup tool (stone) should work as 
expected. 
* The installed or updated system is booted, and tested run-time. Special 
attention is paid to basic system software, such as: 
** early userspace (initial ramdisk) 
** login, user and group management 
** automated hardware detection and hotplugging 
** the X11 server, runlevel 5 login, overall GUI usability

</quote>

With best regards,
	Stefan Fiedler