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I'm not a _gentoo_ dev, so I'm not sure if my input here is welcome. |
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If it's not, feel free to stop reading now :-) |
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> ...I like to |
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> point at the literature. Think of some big management gurus, like |
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> Mintzberg (could I mention another name instantly?), Davenport, etc. |
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> they all say the same: a lead (or manager) is assingned from above, and |
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> comes from a herd the to be lead herd is not familiar with. In other |
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> words: yes, we are in need of a lead, but he or she will come from |
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> another team. For example a senior dev from the mips or whatever herd. |
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This may be true in the short run for large corporations in an |
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unfeeling 'command and control' structure. In the long run, I don't |
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believe it's better for anyone. I've never been one to be influenced |
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by Big Management Gurus(TM) or their short-sighted, self-serving |
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doctrines. (Their visionary, selfless doctrines are okay though) |
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Lets run through your logic: |
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> Ok, why you say, simple. Noone will accept a lead from his/hers own |
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> team. |
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Proof to the contrary: I've been on several small volunteer teams. |
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In my experience, a lead selected by general consensus (or elections) |
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is accepted by all except the most immature people who tend to have |
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pre-existing personal grudges against the lead. |
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> Simple as that. It works like that in the real world. |
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Perhaps with nasty corporate cultures and/or immature people. In my |
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experience, gentoo devs seem to be rather mature, and I've not felt |
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oppressed by the gentoo culture yet. |
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> It's hard |
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> for the lead and hard for the people to be lead. |
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The best followers lead the leader with the best suggestions. The |
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best leader follows the best suggestions of his followers. I work |
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where I do now because I CHOSE my boss. If some jerk were appointed |
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in his place (project manager over development), I would be outta |
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there quicker than a flash. I would be ok promoting someone from |
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within the team, or hiring an outsider that we all like (non-jerk |
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variety). |
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> Hard because you used |
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> to be on the same level, and had chats/whatever on the works as being a |
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> 'worker', now suddenly that co-worker is going to tell you what to do. |
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> And maybe you don't like it. |
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_Assuming_ the lead has no tyrannical powers to force everyone to |
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obey their every whim (I looked for Gentoo documentation on team |
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organization and responsibilities, but couldn't find it.), there |
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shouldn't be much to worry about. Assuming (again-sorry, where are |
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those docs?) that a Gentoo lead consists of mostly extra |
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responsibilities, and not of extra sticks to beat people with, being a |
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lead tends to be more of a 'character building chore' for the lead |
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than anything else. |
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> You used to be able to have arguments, now |
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> you're just supposed to cooperate. |
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If Gentoo policies _really_ say that you have to Unquestioningly Obey |
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The Lead In All Things(TM), then I will swiftly disassociate myself |
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with all things Gentoo. Do you really think Hasan and/or Lina are |
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going to turn into earless monsters if they jointly become 'the lead'? |
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None of the above is intended to be rude or offensive--so please don't |
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take it that way! |
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~ Nathan S. |
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(An almost-user waiting for non-root installs before taking the plunge) |
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