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From: Pacho Ramos <pacho@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: ppc <ppc@g.o>, ppc64 <ppc64@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] About current ppc/ppc64 status
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:44:55
Message-Id: 1406382285.20388.48.camel@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] About current ppc/ppc64 status by "Anthony G. Basile"
1 El sáb, 26-07-2014 a las 09:37 -0400, Anthony G. Basile escribió:
2 > On 07/26/14 09:28, Pacho Ramos wrote:
3 > > El sáb, 26-07-2014 a las 14:55 +0200, Andreas K. Huettel escribió:
4 > >> Am Samstag, 26. Juli 2014, 13:56:02 schrieb Pacho Ramos:
5 > >>
6 > >>> I guess we will need to wait for the next Council to officially decide
7 > >>> to do this as it will be a big change for ppc* users :/ (I remember
8 > >>> their action was needed for the move to testing of some arches and the
9 > >>> "package-by-package" proposal for others)
10 > >>>
11 > >>> Also, I am not sure if any other arch teams (sparc, ia64?) would want to
12 > >>> get this policy too :| (I got ppc* because this concrete case ;))
13 > >> At first this is an arch team decision. No need for the council.
14 > >>
15 > >> (Given that in this case there is a responsive and addressable arch team...)
16 > >>
17 > >> --
18 > >>
19 > >> Andreas K. Huettel
20 > >> Gentoo Linux developer
21 > >> dilfridge@g.o
22 > >> http://www.akhuettel.de/
23 > >>
24 > > The problem is that blueness looks to be the only member currently
25 > > replying :/, I have checked their page and I see no team lead or
26 > > similar. Then, I am not sure how to get the ok to proceed or not :| (to
27 > > prevent this from getting stalled and we keep trying stabilizing all the
28 > > things).
29 > >
30 > > I remember from older thread (one related with udev stabilization), that
31 > > blueness was also the only one replying.
32 > >
33 > >
34 >
35 > Yeah, not having a clear lead is a problem. No one wants to just make a
36 > big decision on behalf of the team without making sure everyone is on
37 > board. Pacho, do you have access to timberdoodle? If so, join both
38 > teams and just take the initiative and let any other "claimants" step
39 > forward now. BTW, taking the lead doesn't mean doing all the work
40 > yourself. I want to see ppc/ppc64 in good shape. I'll be happy to
41 > write scripts to do the demoting to ~ etc etc.
42 >
43
44 I don't even know about timberdoodle :(
45
46 I forwarded the mail to both alias (as I forgot first time), then,
47 hopefully they will review it :/
48
49 Will CC them again to this just now with this link to allow all to read
50 the full thread:
51 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/92151

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Re: [gentoo-dev] About current ppc/ppc64 status "Anthony G. Basile" <blueness@g.o>