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Richard Freeman wrote: |
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|>> ... I don't think there is any excuse not to update the published |
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|>> release schedule,... |
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|> the update is simple: the untimely and quite unexpected surgical |
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|> "complication" resulting in the death of my mother has set back a |
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|> number of schedules, |
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| Lesson: Ask nicely before going into attack mode. Don't assume the |
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| worst. Consequently, avoid putting foot in mouth... |
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I did ask nicely. In the #gentoo-releng IRC channel. No action was taken, and |
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coming across users every day who are wondering what is going on, is simply said |
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frustrating. And you misunderstand, I'm not assuming the worst, I just was |
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making my point forcefully, in order to communicate both the frustration of |
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users left in the dark and of devs dealing with these users, as well as the need |
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for action. It is not an attack, but a serious point of concern, that I strongly |
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feel we need to take action about. |
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I fully and wholeheartedly sympathize with musikc and wolf31o2. My condolences. |
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You guys should deal with your family situation, that speaks for itself. Please |
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don't misunderstand my OP as an attack. It wasn't directed at you at all. |
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All I want, all most users want, is an announcement by somebody else from the |
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releng team about the delay. |
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| Try to remember that this is a volunteer-driven effort. If you want it |
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| to stay vibrant we need to try to be nice to each other. There have |
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| been many occasions where I've needed something from a gentoo dev - if |
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| you ask nicely there is a good chance you'll get it, and if you |
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| volunteer to help out in some way there is an even better chance. |
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I completely understand we are all volunteers. You don't hear me saying "we have |
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to keep to the release schedule no matter what". I understand that there are |
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reasons for the delay (and in this case extremely serious reasons). You don't |
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hear me complain about that. |
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I went to the #gentoo-releng channel and suggested nicely that an announcement |
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about the delay would be much appreciated. I also offered my help if there was |
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anything I can do. I was told there isn't anything I can do, and that's fair |
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enough. I just wanted to make my point that I'm willing to help, not just |
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"complaining". |
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| Sure, maybe some things could be improved. |
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That is all I'm trying to achieve. |
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| But, new blood is always welcome |
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Of which I am a drop. |
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