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On Mon, Feb 4, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Jan Bilek <clonolu@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> But some |
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> people claim it is because of a lack of manpower in Gentoo - in that |
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> case we might want to re-think recruitment process. |
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I'm getting sick of hearing this, so let's get some facts. Don't take |
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it personally as it's not specifically for you. |
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One. There is no waiting list for recruitment. You could be in |
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recruitment today if you wanted. Notice that, if *you* wanted. If |
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people spent as much time contributing as they spend thinking they're |
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thinking, circling around the obvious and regurgitating randomness, |
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we'd be one damn active project. And don't tell me you don't have time |
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or don't have the competence. None of us have time but we make it, |
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plus you spent some writing this rather long email and others. And we |
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don't only need technical people. I'd even say today we mostly need |
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non-technical people. The staff quiz takes only a few minutes. |
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Two. You don't need to be a dev to contribute. Actually, being a dev |
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means contributing like any user plus having the responsibility of |
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dealing with the everyday mess (to say it mildly). I can tell you it's |
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not fun everyday, so you may want to stay a contributing user. Having |
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cvs commit rights will not make your penis any larger, but could |
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result in your significant other walking away without you even seeing |
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it. |
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Three. You're on the nfp list. If you really want to improve |
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recruitment, you want to talk to devrel's recruitment subproject. |
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Four. In case you're really not satisfied with Gentoo, feel free to |
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ask for a full refund before you switch to Arch. |
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Denis. |
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