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On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Alec Warner <antarus@g.o> wrote: |
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> There is this vague idea that you can just propose something; get |
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> consensus on the ML, everyone goes to implement it, and then it works |
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> just as designed. That is usually called the 'waterfall' model and its |
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> really hard to do correctly. |
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Waterfall has problems even in places where people are paid to do |
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work. It has little chance of working here. |
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Devs aren't paid to do work. They do what interests them. So, the |
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most effective way to make something happen is to do it yourself, or |
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better still make it something interesting, do it yourself, and |
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inspire others to help you out. A working program will always gather |
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more interest than a discussion on a list. |
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Plus Gentoo is all about choice - even if it never becomes the |
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standard lots of people will do it anyway. Look at paludis, systemd, |
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and so on. The autobuilt releases started out as drobbins side |
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project on funtoo before they became the mainstream Gentoo way. |
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Showing people that something works is always better than telling |
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them. |
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Rich |
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