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From: Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Official overlay support
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:10:49
Message-Id: 20060323170620.6b0a1c6f@epia.jeroenr-c2.orkz.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Official overlay support by Chris Gianelloni
1 On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:31:40 -0500
2 Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > > Your nightmare scenario seems unavoidable. Enabling per-overlay bug
5 > > tracking doesn't stop users posting bugs in bugzilla. It just
6 > > causes confusion for users, because they're not sure where to go.
7 > > Normally, it's not a problem - because the overlay contributors are
8 > > normally the owners of the real package.
9 >
10 > No, it does not stop them, but it sure will curb the number of users
11 > posting their bugs to the wrong place. Remember that only more
12 > advanced users are the ones using overlays. We won't have Joe
13 > Sixpack using an overlay. Instead it'll be Bob Developer-to-be.
14
15 Advanced users can write helpful HOWTOs for everyone to use. Come
16 and /join #gentoo once in a while and help recover the systems of users
17 who emerged 0v3rl4y/can-get-gory/package-9999-r1337, as described at
18 http://forums.g.o/arblegarble. It's fun!
19
20
21 Kind regards,
22 JeR
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