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==Origin==
==Origin==
A 12-person SOAS decision panel was appointed by a [[Oversight_Board/Meeting_Minutes-2009-09-25#Decision_Panel|September, 2009]] Oversight Board decision.
A 12-person Sugar-on-a-Stick (SoaS) decision panel was appointed by a [[Oversight_Board/Meeting_Minutes-2009-09-25#Decision_Panel|September, 2009]] Oversight Board decision.
The Decision Panel was [[#Mandate|mandated]] to answer three questions. The Decision Panel's answers are below:
The Decision Panel was [[#Mandate|mandated]] to answer three questions. The Decision Panel's answers are below:
Question 1: "Should Sugar Labs be a GNU/Linux distributor, rather than just an upstream producing Sugar releases?"
Question 1: "Should Sugar Labs be a GNU/Linux distributor, rather than just an upstream producing Sugar releases?"
Answer: Yes.
Answer: No, not now. SL is not now a full-service GNU/Linux distributor but 1) many contributors volunteer to help with individual tasks thereof; and 2) an official plan is part of a number of SugarLabs' members plans.
Question 2: "Should SL be neutral about distributions containing Sugar, and refuse to endorse one over another?"
Question 2: "Should SL be neutral about distributions containing Sugar, and refuse to endorse one over another?"
Answer: No. Sugar On a Stick, the Fedora-derived distribution, will be the endorsed distribution.
Answer: No. Sugar On a Stick, the Fedora-derived distribution, will be the endorsed distribution.
Question 3: "Should 'Sugar on a Stick' be a phrase that SL asks its community to avoid using unless they refer to the SoaS-Fedora distribution?"
Question 3: "Should 'Sugar on a Stick' be a phrase that SL asks its community to avoid using unless they refer to the SoaS-Fedora distribution?"
Answer: Yes.
Answer: Yes.
In addition, [[#Mandate|the mandate]] allows the Decision Panel to raise and answer any other question the DP deems required to provide an answer to the original question: "Is the current SoaS going to be the primary way Sugar Labs distributes a Sugar-centric GNU/Linux distribution?" (Question 0).
In addition, [[#Mandate|the mandate]] allows the Decision Panel to raise and answer any other question the DP deems required to provide an answer to the original question: "Is the current SoaS going to be the primary way Sugar Labs distributes a Sugar-centric GNU/Linux distribution?" (Question 0).
Question 1: "Should Sugar Labs be a GNU/Linux distributor, rather than just an upstream producing Sugar releases?"
Question 1: "Should Sugar Labs be a GNU/Linux distributor, rather than just an upstream producing Sugar releases?"
Answer: Yes.
Answer: No, not now. SL is not now a full-service GNU/Linux distributor but 1) many contributors volunteer to help with individual tasks thereof; and 2) an official plan is part of a number of SugarLabs' members plans.
=====Question 1=====
=====Question 1=====
Yes:
# [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/soas/2009-October/000100.html Sean Daly]
# [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/soas/2009-September/000029.html Bill Bogstead]
No:
Undecided:
# Martin Dengler
Unknown:
# Sebastian Dziallas
# Luke Faraone
# Faisal Khan
# Benjamin M. Schwartz
# Samuel Klein
# Tabitha Roder
# Caryl Bigenho
# Daniel Drake
# Abhishek Indoria
=====Question 2=====
=====Question 2=====
Yes:
# [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/soas/2009-September/000028.html Martin Dengler]
No:
Undecided:
Unknown:
# Sebastian Dziallas
# Luke Faraone
# Martin Dengler
# Bill Bogstad
# Faisal Khan
# Benjamin M. Schwartz
# Samuel Klein
# Tabitha Roder
# Caryl Bigenho
# Daniel Drake
# Abhishek Indoria
=====Question 3=====
=====Question 3=====
Yes:
# [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/soas/2009-September/000045.html Sean Daly]
No:
Undecided:
# Martin Dengler (dependent on answer to question #1)
# Bill Bogstad (dependent on answer to question #1)
Unknown:
# Sebastian Dziallas
# Luke Faraone
# Faisal Khan
# Benjamin M. Schwartz
# Samuel Klein
# Tabitha Roder
# Caryl Bigenho
# Daniel Drake
# Abhishek Indoria