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From: William McArthur <sandymac@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo part II.
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 05:53:33
Message-Id: 3F1396D7.80206@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo part II. by John Davis
1 Read: http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html
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3 The important part to lift from that essay is that not all memebers of a
4 group need equal say. Gentoo needs, and already has IMO, a passionate
5 core group that *leads* the project. Also, there is a point where more
6 policy/procedure becomes too much.
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8 One thing I learned back when I was an active gentoo "developer" back in
9 2001/2002 was that everyone want's to leave their mark on the project.
10 While good intentioned, not all marks are really improvements.
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12 My $0.02.
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14 Sandy McArthur
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