Re: [gentoo-dev] [Fwd: gentoo.org reorg (GDN/GUN)]

[Jeffrey D. Kowing]

Peter Ruskin writes:
 > On Thursday 19 Sep 2002 20:30, Steven Stillaway wrote:
 > > Putting ACL's on the developer content is completely counter
 > > productive in an open source project IMHO.
 > >
 > > Putting restrictions will just curb the growth of the Gentoo
 > > developer community with no real benefit.
 > >
 > > If you want to put ACL's on publishing to the GDN then that makes
 > > sense, but not for reading and accessing.
 > >
 > 

I too strongly agree that it is important to avoid restricting the
visibility of Gentoo development.  I think it is critical for Gentoo's
healthy growth and development that developers and especially
potential developers and contributors are able to see clearly the
discussions and directions that Gentoo intends to take.

I think the more visible the process the better, because it tends to
encourage participation and help move Gentoo users into becoming
Gentoo developers.  Nobody wants to contribute to a black box.  And,
like the distribution itself, it would be wonderful for Gentoo to
operate in as open a manner as possible.  I don't think there is
anything to fear and everything to be gained by doing so.

I just don't see anything to be gained by restricting read access and
all this registration stuff - on the contrary, I think it will greatly
hurt Gentoo's potential for developing a strong user/developer
community.

Also, and I have very little knowledge about all of this, but I've
always respected the integrity of the Debian community.  Shouldn't
they also be a case study.  Or am I completely missing something
(wouldn't be the first time) ?

And, as always, thanks for everyone who contributes to this great
distribution.

-- 
Of course, these reflect only my little old opinions and not those of
my employer. - Jeff Kowing, jeffrey.d.kowing1@××××××××.gov