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On 29-12-2017 19:41:41 -0600, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:28 AM, kuzetsa <kuzetsa@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > Are any alt-type projects (other than prefix) still active? |
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> > IRC (freenode) the channel #gentoo-prefix is active. |
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> > HOWEVER: |
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> > #gentoo-alt unable to join channel (invite only) |
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> > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_Alt/Contributor%27s_Guide |
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> > As of April 20, 2017, the information in this article |
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> > has been deprecated. It may or may not be relevant for |
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> > contemporary usage. Handle with care! |
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> > ~ via an infobox template ~ |
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> > :: Deprecated|date=April 20, 2017 :: |
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> > RFC mostly, but I can follow up on this if needed. |
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> I suggest finding someone with a Gentoo hostmask (and someone who |
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> wants to maintain the channel, if not the same person) and go to |
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> #freenode to request it be given to the project. It is possible the |
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> project already owns it, but it was closed due to a renaming of the |
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> subprojects involved. |
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I remember something where "inactive" projects were purged. Alt falls |
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under that category, since it always was (and is) an umbrella for Prefix |
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and BSD. |
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> As it is most of the projects you are referring to seem to fall under |
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> Prefix. I agree "Alt" makes a bit more sense. Ultimately, it may not |
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> matter. |
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I think if possible we scratch the references to Alt. Dunno how @bsd |
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feels about that though. |
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Fabian |
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Fabian Groffen |
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Gentoo on a different level |