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On August 9, 2014 11:46:54 AM EDT, Chris Reffett <creffett@g.o> wrote: |
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>On August 9, 2014 10:56:49 AM EDT, Igor <lanthruster@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>[snip] |
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>>Just the main blockers are: |
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>>- Somebody has to implement this technology |
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>>- That requires time and effort |
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>>- People have to be convinced of its value |
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>>- Integration must happen at some level somehow somewhere in the |
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>>portage toolchain(s) |
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>>- People must opt in to this technology in order for the reports to |
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>>happen |
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>>- And only then can this start to deliver meaningful results. |
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>>IMHO seriously, it could be done if ONLY portage dev team would |
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>>implement |
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>>an interface CAPABLE for HTTP reporting. Once the interface is there |
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>>but turned off |
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>>by default - server side statistics are feasible. Personally I don't |
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>>see any future of |
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>>this system unless it's coded in portage. Today - portage support |
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>>without server side |
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>>- tomorrow - server side. |
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>Then write it. Portage's source is available to anyone. I remember that |
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>you were on this list earlier this year pushing for "Portage QOS" or |
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>something. Keep in mind what a significant number of people told you |
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>then: first, if you want to make some change, just do it and show us |
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>what you have, rather than asking for votes and permission and changes. |
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>Second, repeatedly saying "we should have (some feature)" doesn't work |
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>if the people who would do the work (the portage team) don't see value |
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>in it. From the general response on the list, I would say this is the |
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>case. This means that if you want the feature, write it and come back |
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>with an implementation, since complaining about it is getting you |
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>nowhere. |
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>Chris Reffett |
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Apologies for multiple emails getting sent, on a mobile connection here and it reported a failure to send. My bad. |
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Chris Reffett |
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