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Oh, a couple more questions. |
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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:24:32 -0700, "Mike Doty" <kingtaco@g.o> |
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> All- |
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> We're going to change the -dev mailing list from completely open to where |
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> only |
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> devs can post |
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What about arch testers? |
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> but any dev could moderate a non-dev post. |
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This is bad, for two reasons. |
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1. It doesn't put responsibility for moderating messages in a timely |
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fashion on anyone. Devs will want to hack, not moderate, and I worry |
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that messages would get ignored. |
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2. It doesn't set a clear standard for what is acceptable or not. Some |
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devs might moderate in questions/suggestions from non-devs willingly, |
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while others might decide that they're getting in the way and moderate |
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them out. |
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> devs who moderate in bad posts will be subject to moderation themselves. |
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What about devs who moderate *out good* posts? Do you have a way to |
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make sure devs aren't trashing messages that others might find useful? |
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I could see situations where a user or dev-to-be makes a suggestion or |
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comment that is badly written, or not feasible in the dev's mind, or |
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"wrong" to them in some other way, and the dev trashes it, figuring it's |
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irrelevant to everyone. |
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> gentoo-project list will be created to take over what -dev frequently |
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> becomes. |
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Is there an official definition of the split between the two? Is -dev |
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basically going to be core Gentoo devs collaborating on internal things |
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that require coordination, and -project going to be where various |
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projects get implemented? |
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> This will probably remove the need for -core(everything gets leaked out |
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> anyway) but that's a path to cross later. |
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I'd cross it sooner, rather than later, because without moving -core's |
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traffic to -dev, it will look like you're just excluding non-devs for no |
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reason. If -dev becomes a place where devs truly need an uninterrupted |
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place to discuss things, then you could fairly say that the devs need |
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the moderation to work efficiently. |
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Thanks again, |
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Thomas Tuttle |
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