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On 2008.01.31 19:12, Daniel Robbins wrote: |
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> I've seriously considered it (last night) and decided to decline. The |
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> reasons why start to get somewhat off-topic for this list so I've put |
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> them in my usual blog post. |
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[snip] |
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> ... ultimately decided that to what I think is necessary |
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> would require fundamental changes to the way the Gentoo project is |
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> structured which would have been very disruptive and difficult to |
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> make even as a trustee, and it's not clear that I would have the |
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> ability to make these changes as a trustee even if I were elected due |
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> to the current structure of the project that I would have been |
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> required to work within. |
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[snip] |
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> -Daniel |
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Daniel, |
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I'm disappointed you feel that Gentoo needs a revolution rather than a |
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slow steady planned and tested change from within. I became a Gentoo |
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staffer shortly before the current setup was created and know very |
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little about the 'old times', with you as Chief Architect in the pre |
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council/foundation organisation. |
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The problem with revolutions is that there is no alpha testing and no |
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going back. You can go from one thing that doesn't work to a different |
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thing that doesn't work overnight. To cite various real world examples, |
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look at 20th Century political revolutions. |
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Its much safer to work for incremental change from within, so it can be |
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trialled and backed out if its found wanting. Gentoo users want change, |
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they also want stability, a revolution is a very high risk strategy to |
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deliver a suitable compromise. |
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I hope you have the opportunity to reconsider your decision not to |
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stand as a trustee. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(NeddySeagoon) a member of |
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gentoo-ops |
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forum-mods |
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treecleaners |
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