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On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 08:42 -0500, Lance Albertson wrote: |
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> > Please guys, |
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> > Gentoo is made for users too. Don't be overly protective, but find honour |
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> > in the fact that he chooses to use gentoo and the installer project to |
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> > base his work on. You should help him, and inquire what the project is |
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> > about. If he finishes you might even ask whether you can showcase it. |
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> > Possibly even leading to an article on newsforge (or other newssite) |
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> > leading for POSITIVE publicity for gentoo. Not kick people out of IRC |
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> > channels only if they don't agree with you. And indeed the GPL does not |
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> > make you release the spec file. The open nature of gentoo should. |
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> Its sad. This is the second time I've hear of folks going into the |
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> installer channel asking them about things/offering help and |
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> suggestions, then getting kicked and flamed. It has certainly put a |
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> black eye on the installer project from my point of view. Seems like |
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> they are more afraid of someone else coming up with a better idea that |
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> having an *open* view on the project. |
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Great. Shouldn't this be on the Installer list? This really has |
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nothing to do with the Release Engineering team or Release Engineering |
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in general. |
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Thanks... |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Release Engineering - Strategic Lead |
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Games - Developer |
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