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On 1/8/06, Carsten Lohrke <carlo@g.o> wrote: |
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> I think I'm too late for this month, but want to put it on the table before I |
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> forget about it. I'd appreciate a three months moratorium, disallowing |
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> everyone to add new packages to the tree (despite new dependencies of |
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> existing packages), so everyone is forced/asked to put his energy in existing |
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> ebuilds, especially unmaintained ones. Sort of spring-cleaning, because parts |
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> of the tree look like a dump. |
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I agree that some cleaning is needed (and some of my packages are |
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desperate for it!), but I'm totally opposed to this idea. I think the |
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idea of shutting up shop for three months (presumably with a "closed |
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for refurbishment" sign on the door) would let down our users who rely |
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on us for regular package updates, and would be a massive PR disaster. |
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Cleaning is something that has to happen all the time; it needs to be |
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a natural and sustainable part of what we do every day. |
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If you feel so strongly about this, why not setup a "cleaning crew" |
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project that goes around doing exactly this? |
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Best regards, |
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Stu |
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