To me, it seems a bit like the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’. Many of us were part of the Manjaro project from the very start, whilst others joined us later on our shared journey. And now some feel as though they’ve bought a ticket for the Titanic and are heading straight for an iceberg…
Back in 2019, we made the transition from a community project to a community-driven company and also used assets for commercial projects as a normal company would do. If an “exit to the community” or, in our case, another split is now being considered, a transfer cannot happen overnight. There needs to be a hard cut from company related assets, not even with all the assets listed here.
From my perspective, the new entity must first be established and a transition plan drawn up before anything can actually be set in motion. So far, I’ve only seen comments on the topic and about how great Manjaro is as a Linux distribution, but no concrete steps taken to realise the wishes expressed here.
I wasn’t against having an association as an entity back in 2019, and I’m not against it now either. I am also open to serious discussions with the new entity, if one already exists. In a joint discussion with @romangg, he actually wanted to take the lead in founding the association…
The ball is in your court. Decide as a community. Go ahead and set the new entity up, then get in touch with me – otherwise, business as usual…