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Thomas Sachau wrote: |
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> Mario Fetka schrieb: |
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>> On Monday, 4. May 2009 19:06:12 George Prowse wrote: |
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>>> Peter Faraday Weller wrote: |
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>>>> Hi.... |
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>>>> Thanks, |
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>>>> welp |
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>>> Sad to hear it mate. |
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>>> As the person who did your first install for you (i think) I think you |
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>>> will be missed. |
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>>> I am quite surprised about what you said about the state of things |
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>>> because i've got the distinct impression from others that Gentoo has |
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>>> been improving in the past 12 months. |
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>>> About the lack of the developers, something I proposed about 3 years ago |
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>>> might be applicable: has Gentoo ever thought about doing a "Dev Day" in |
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>>> much the same way as the "Bug Days"? Advertise a day where people can |
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>>> come and have a chat with developers and get coached because there is a |
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>>> vast amount of people and knowledge out there and I never see anything |
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>>> about Gentoo wanting people. |
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>>> |
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>>> If you book them, they will come. |
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>>> |
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>>> G |
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>> and I would be the first to come |
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>> Mario |
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> |
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> For those, who can work with IRC and are interested in working with ebuilds, there is already an option: |
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> Join #gentoo-dev-help or even better #gentoo-sunrise and read the documentation from the topic. The |
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> Sunrise Overlay (with the #gentoo-sunrise IRC channel) is open for everyone willing to learn and |
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> contribute to it. Even normal users can get access, learn how to create ebuilds, how to improve them |
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> and how to maintain them. |
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> As a starting point, this is a central overlay, where ebuilds are maintained, that dont get a |
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> developer as maintainer because of missing manpower. Additionally, all contributors learn the ebuild |
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> development work themselves. |
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> |
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> And if you are willing to learn and do continuously good work, there is a good chance that you may |
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> level up to a developer yourself someday. You want an example? This was my way to become a full |
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> Gentoo developer. ;-) |
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> So at least for ebuild maintainence, there are good starting points (probably other projects also |
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> have training grounds like the java or kde herds), the bigger problem may be the communication |
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> between potential new developers and the current developer base and our options to become a new |
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> developer. |
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> |
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I think you are missing the point. If you sit and wait for them to join |
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you will always be understaffed. |
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Go on a big dev drive! Announce it all over all the Gentoo's normal |
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communication channels and other generic linux places! Email some linux |
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magazines, talk to distrowatch, message some large LUGs. Get people |
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talking about it. Whatever happens, dont just sit on your hands. Tell |
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the users that Gentoo needs them and that they can make a difference! |
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If you make it a big and special occasion which is planned correctly |
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with a sufficient number of current developers who are willing to walk |
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people through how and what it means to be a Gentoo Developer then the |
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influx could create a new backbone of new developers who will hopefully |
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be here for years to come. |
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