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From: Sebastian Pipping <sping@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-dev] The mis-concept of "slacking" in Gentoo
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:01:52
Message-Id: 4C2A895E.9000505@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-dev] The mis-concept of "slacking" in Gentoo by Alec Warner
1 Alec,
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4 On 06/16/10 06:48, Alec Warner wrote:
5 >> When you are active in Gentoo during one week and less active during the
6 >> next it may happen that people (sometimes jokingly) call you a
7 >> "slacker". This pattern seems to have become common enough that people
8 >> even started calling themselves slackers when they are less active than
9 >> potentially possible. Is this reasonable and healthy?
10 >>
11 >> No, it isn't.
12 >
13 > Why is it unhealthy?
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15 I believe it's unhealthy because it's using guilt as a tool.
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17 Also, it's inverting being a developer from doing something to not not
18 doing something: inverting being good to not being evil. That's two
19 different things.
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21 It's fine to me to beg people to fix certain things and remind them from
22 time to time. Calling people slackers seems respectless to me, though.
23 Everyone is free to do work on Gentoo or not: Gentoo is about choice.
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26 > I would hesitate to make the assertion that every minute spent on
27 > Gentoo is a gift. You are not counting the people who do not always
28 > have a positive impact on the community (see the other thread where
29 > you brought up CoC violations and other 'gifts' of community members.)
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31 That's a difficult one: I would say it's a gift as long as intentions
32 are good from an ethic(?) point of view.
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35 > Do you disagree with the policy that council members should attend the
36 > meetings? If so why? If not, what is wrong with the existing policy;
37 > the wording?
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39 It would be good if they joined the meeting, yes.
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41 I don't believe anyone needs to be burned or marked a slacker, though,
42 if he doesn't attend. To me the remaining attendees should be able to
43 decide without him (unless quorum(?) has been rejected earlier).
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46 > I am unsure what you are actually asking to change. Are you aiming to
47 > change developer behavior? Tools? Processes?
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49 I'm asking for a change in thinking and processes.
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51 I hope to have made my point a bit more clear.
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53 Best,
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57 Sebastian

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