Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo's problems

[Warwick Bruce Chapman]

>> * The repeated abuse of silly phrases like "Gentoo is about choice",
>> "Gentoo is about the community" and "Gentoo should be about fun" to
>> attempt to rationalise insane policy decisions. Choice, community and
>> fun are all very well, but without a quality distribution they're
>> worthless. The primary goal should be a good distribution, with the
>> rest as things that come about as a result.
>>
>>
>
> See I tend to disagree somewhat here.  Quality is good, I don't think
> anyone will argue against that (I mean how could you!).  However I don't
> think quality comes from frustrated developers.  I believe that keeping
> developers happy and sane (ergo having fun) has a positive affect on
> quality.  I also think that our community (both users and devs) is
> probably our best asset.  I think sacrificing that great community for
> quality is a mistake.  Luckily quality and community generally aren't at
> odds most of the time.
>
I'm not sure that differs much from the meaning I interpreted from 
Ciaran's point.  I don't believe he is discounting "Choice, community 
and fun" as much as he is saying that without a good distribution these 
are irrelevant.  So, to quote from the two of you, the primary goal 
should be a good distribution (quality is good), in order to keep 
developers happy and sane.

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Warwick Bruce Chapman