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From: "Daniel Campbell (zlg)" <zlg@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] My manifesto for 2015/2016
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:59:35
Message-Id: 559F6D5C.3010406@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-project] My manifesto for 2015/2016 by William Hubbs
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4 On 07/09/2015 09:05 AM, William Hubbs wrote:
5 > * We can learn from the past and improve upon it. Continuing to do
6 > things like we have in the past is not a bad thing in itself.
7 > However, using what we have done in the past to block change can
8 > be. I understand that people are used to doing things a certain
9 > way. However, that alone is not justification for continuing to do
10 > things the same way in the future. if we need to make a change, we
11 > should make sure that change is backward compatible with what we
12 > have, or if this is not possible, provides the smoothest possible
13 > transition for our users. Since the council doesn't maintain all
14 > of the packages, the council is not going to know the technical
15 > details of how to make either of these happen, so I don't feel
16 > that the council should mandate specific implementations.?
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18 Does this relate to a certain init system that shall not be named? The
19 chosen verbiage prompted a mental head-tilt.
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21 What is your stance on standardizing Gentoo's stack? Do you feel that
22 choice is more important than predictability beyond stage3?
23
24 You've served as a Council member in the past, so if you have any
25 prior decisions assisted by you in regard to that, I'd be happy to
26 read the logs about it.
27
28 Thanks for taking the time to read, and thank you for your continued
29 work in Gentoo. You're one of the people whose work and involvement
30 inspired me to become a developer.
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33 Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer
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