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Steve Long wrote: |
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> George Prowse wrote: |
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>> I like the idea of a discussion of this kind and I applaud you for |
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>> trying to start a discussion but you are unlikely to start any form of |
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>> discussion here because it is not the forum for it. |
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> I disagree: it's absolutely the right forum, since it's a non-technical/ |
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> organisational issue that concerns all interested parties. Exactly the kind |
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> of thing project was set up for. |
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Well of course it's the right place, just not if you want any genuine |
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responses from the people who make the decisions. |
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> You may be right that it won't change anything however; this is one of the |
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> rare occasions (it's the only one I can actually think of tbh ;) where i'm |
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> siding with the devs against the users (since the discussion is framed |
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> along those lines), in that it's their choice to decide how and with whom |
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> they want to work. |
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> drobbins' offer left a nasty taste in my mouth: one week, all his own |
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> appointees, no information (beyond: "expect big changes"), no discussion. |
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> Er, no thanks? |
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> Maybe that's cos he's frustrated and doesn't want to waste time; it's just |
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> not the kind of ultimatum I personally would ever accept. And since we |
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> haven't had a Foundation since last summer, I really don't see the need to |
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> be bullied into accepting. |
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> The software is still improving, and the herds are still feeding ebuilds |
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> into the main tree. I just did a fresh install from 2007.0 and |
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> *GENTOO STILL ROCKS!* |
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I'd never heard about his offer until I got the previous email through |
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and it seems very drastic and extremely unlikely that anyone will give |
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it the time of day. |
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I dont see what would really change though, Gentoo needs a president |
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type and he seems like the only logical candidate. |
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I also can't see why people would be worried about taking up his offer, |
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I mean I can't see anything radical that would different apart from the |
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management structure and that would result in some developers losing |
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their ability to exert control over various parts. |
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At the very least I would only consider his offer when I had some sort |
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of information on the offer. Negotiations are whats needed, not an |
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instant accept/decline |
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