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Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> posted pan.2009.05.06.17.25.14@×××.net, |
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excerpted below, on Wed, 06 May 2009 17:25:15 +0000: |
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> As others have occasionally noted, the assumption seems to be that |
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> developers "do" IRC. While it's certainly a useful thing for those that |
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> do it, I believe I've seen a few developers speak up from time to time |
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> that say they do little if any IRC at all, doing their Gentoo comms via |
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> email (including the lists), bugs, and of course commits. Does the way |
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> remain open for such recruits? This subthread would suggest not, that |
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> IRC is now considered not just convenient or useful, but mandatory. I'd |
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> call that a shame, as it could well block otherwise productive potential |
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> devs. |
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To put this subthread to bed, then, the straight answer seems to be "No, |
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the way does not remain open for no-IRC recruits. IRC is required to be |
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a Gentoo dev, period. If a potential recruit isn't interested in IRC, |
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Gentoo isn't interested in them as developers." |
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Which, I suppose, is good to know, agree or not. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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