Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: make opaque list partially translucent?

[Spider]

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On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:41:13 -0400
Cedric Veilleux <cedric@×××××××.com> wrote:

> > 3) And, finally, just for completeness, and not because I think it's
> > a good idea: allow anyone to subscribe, but not post, to the closed
> > developer list.
>
>
> I think it is the easiest and best solution.. what the heck is going
> on in this darn -core list that must be kept secret?
>
> I do understand the imPortance of allowing only developers post to it,
> but really, I don't see what's the point of keeping it secret.
>
Because it lets me yell, rant ramble and make a fool out of myself and
others in a fairly close community of people where such arguments and
ideas are kept "inside" and you dont have to explain a lot of it to the
sk. end users who wish to pry their noses into  internal politics and
developmentrelations?

Oh you might think you should know why all devs are "unavaiable" at some
point, who yells at who and who slept with who's sisters husband, But
frankly, a lot of theese things are nicer to keep internally to avoid
misunderstandings ands yellings that somone is a microsoftbribed
luddite, that another is a rabid fsf-supporter and so on.


Development issues should be taken  here, in public where people can get
along and discuss it or just shut up and watch it, but internal politics
and management, who's who's boss and who's boss did what and so on feels
rather better to have on -core.. If not, it will just fall out to a few
big address book aliases and be kept in private and start to fester
badly.

//Spider


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