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i would have to disagree on this ... |
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running a todo list is kind of out of scope of opening public access to the |
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-core list. plus, turning -core into the center of todo operations is outside |
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the scode of the -core list. |
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discussions that happen on -core are meant for the 'core' of Gentoo. |
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also, as we've seen in the past, some topics that are discussed on -core |
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can lead to an explosion of misguided discussions. |
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-mike |
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On Monday 30 September 2002 12:12 am, k wrote: |
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> there seems to be a cultural issue here as well, in that core development |
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> takes place beyond public introspection. without the knowledge transfer and |
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> insight into core direction that naturally takes place on such core lists, |
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> 'outsiders' will be at a natural communication disjoint when trying to work |
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> on tasks. at a minimum opening up the archives to public inspection should |
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> accompany any todo list, and in my opinion should be accessible regardless |
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> of the outcome of any todo list initiative. |
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> |
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> two cents, |
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> |
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> -k |
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> |
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> On Friday 27 September 2002 03:13 pm, Fred Van Andel wrote: |
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> > Gentoo is a rapidly growing distribution, with that growth comes |
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> > a number of problems. The workload on the core development team |
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> > is increasing all the time and if something is not done to address |
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> > it the development of Gentoo will suffer. |
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> > |
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> > It is clear that there are many dedicated individuals involved in |
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> > Gentoo who are not involved as part of the development team. Its |
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> > only necessary to monitor one of the mailing lists or browse |
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> > through the support forums to realize that. A lot of these people |
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> > may not be qualified to be a full-fledged member of the core |
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> > development team but they still have skills/time to offer back to |
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> > the community. |
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> > |
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> > Therefore I propose that a public ToDo list be created along with |
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> > a list coordinator so that the talents of these people can be used. |
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> > Tasks would be posted on the public list and assigned to specific |
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> > individuals who volunteer. Tasks should be kept specific rather |
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> > than open-ended and have a scheduled completion date, if necessary |
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> > tasks can be broken up into smaller independent tasks to achieve |
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> > these goals. |
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> > |
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> > By the creation of such a list we could help free up the core |
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> > developers to do other things, and at the same time speed up the |
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> > completion of many of the necessary but routine tasks that seem to |
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> > take up so much time. By taking some of the workload off of the |
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> > developers we can allow them to do what they do best, and that is |
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> > to develop and refine the features that have attracted us to Gentoo |
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> > in the first place. |
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> > |
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> > Some tasks that might be suitable for inclusion on the list: |
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> > - Creation and proofreading of new translations of the |
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> > documentation. |
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> > - Monitoring of the package list for version changes. |
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> > - Creation of a troubleshooting guide based on the Q & A from |
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> > the mailing lists and forums. |
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> > - Testing of the ebuild scripts/compilation on less common |
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> > platforms. |
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> > - Creation of new ebuild scripts base on user requests. |
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> > - Updating/testing of ebuild scripts when new versions of |
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> > packages are developed. |
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> > - The role of ToDo list coordinator(s) |
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> > |
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> > The core developers should be in control of the contents of the |
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> > list to prevent a loss of focus and would have veto powers over the |
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> > tasks to be assigned and the results of the completed tasks. |
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> > |
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> > I now having said my piece I open it up for public discussion. |
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> > |
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> > Fred Van Andel |
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> > |
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