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Arun Raghavan <ford_prefect@g.o> said: |
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> On 22 June 2010 00:40, Mark Loeser <halcy0n@g.o> wrote: |
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> > Its quite simple. I want to get innovation starting in Gentoo again. I |
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> > am tired of seeing pointless arguments and threads that don't actually |
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> > make Gentoo any better. Improving QA, improving our documentation, |
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> > making it easier for people to recognize how they can contribute, and |
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> > improving Gentoo as a whole, are all things that the Council should be |
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> > taking an active role in, and I want to be a part of making that happen. |
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> Do you have any concrete ideas on how you will be doing these things? |
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We already have some people very active in QA working on tinderboxing. |
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I'd like to continue to have their work done, and try to expand on the |
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work they are doing to have it run on other architectures. I've already |
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successfully got an ia64 donated for this. |
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We clearly have people that are interested in working on documentation, |
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but in wiki format. I want to learn more why they are invested in that |
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format, and if there is some middle ground we can work on. |
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Its been a long standing problem that it seems people don't understand |
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how to become part of Gentoo. I'd like to see the Staffing Needs page |
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better advertised, and update the How to Become a Developer guide to |
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help direct people to possible mentors. Having a team of people outside |
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of the recruiters that are interested in mentoring new people, and how |
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these new people can get in touch with them would be cool. |
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I just think that the Council should take a somewhat active role in |
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trying to keep things moving. There is a lot of good work going on, and |
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people seem to feel they are blocked for some reason in a lot of cases. |
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The Council should be there so we can keep progress moving forward in |
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whatever way we can. Our devs do a lot of good work, and I want to do |
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my part to make sure they never feel they are hindered from doing that |
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work, and if they are, figure out how to address that issue. |
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Hope that helps, |
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Mark Loeser |
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email - halcy0n AT gentoo DOT org |
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email - mark AT halcy0n DOT com |
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web - http://www.halcy0n.com |
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