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On Friday 28 April 2006 21:20, Grant Goodyear wrote: |
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> Ryan Phillips wrote: [Fri Apr 28 2006, 01:57:30PM CDT] |
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> > I disagree. The developers should make *all* the decisions. |
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> Originally, Gentoo was effectively a meritocracy. It's now, in some |
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> respects, a republic. If you want a democracy, feel free to draft a |
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> new "metastructure" proposal (feel free to name it something less |
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> awkward), and drum up support to get it voted upon. |
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> > Bypass the council. The council should be there only for when we get |
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> > sued, and manage the money we make. |
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> For what it's worth, the Council does neither of those things. That's |
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> what the Gentoo Foundation is for. |
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> > Does anyone agree that having a council is too political? I strongly |
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> > believe it stifles gentoo. |
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> Do you have some specific examples of how you've seen the Council |
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> stifle Gentoo, or is it mainly just a general impression? |
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I generally agree with you. I've not seen the council stifle anything |
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(except that it perhaps could have encouraged more). Any stifling is more |
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because the large amount of inertia caused by the big amount of |
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developers. |
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As for abolishing the quiz, I'm strongly opposed to that. The quiz is a |
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hurdle that is there for a reason. Partly it shows determination. It also |
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filters out those people who don't know when they don't know something. |
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We have developer documentation for a reason. The quiz ensures that |
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everyone knows that we have it. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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Gentoo Developer |
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Mail: pauldv@g.o |
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Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net |
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