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I don't normally subscribe to this list, but I figured I should respond to |
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this message: |
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>1) Recruit one or more non-developers from the community and give them |
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>read-only access to the closed development list. Their job is to write a |
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>condensed summary of what's being discussed. (perhaps like KernelTraffic) |
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This is already being done via the GWN. Some of the stories that have been |
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pulled *directly* from -core conversations: |
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* The proposed "Secure Portage" (2 articles: 20030421, 20030407) |
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* Gentoo/PPC team restructuring (20030401) |
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* Changes in the way Gentoo Linux supports CFLAGS (20030324) |
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* Gentoo Linux launches a "hardened Gentoo" effort (20030317) |
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* Gentoo partners with NeTraverse (20030224) |
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* New Release Manager for 1.4 (20030210) |
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Those are the first 6 I saw from scanning the summaries. It is by no |
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means a complete list. |
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Additionally, the entire "Moves, Adds and Changes" section comes directly |
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from -core as well. |
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Most of the stuff on -core is, well, boring. There's a lot of stuff that |
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belongs on -dev -- as others have said, we're working on fixing that. |
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The stuff that is interesting *does* get summarized for the Gentoo |
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community to read and review. |
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Absolutely, some stuff is kept private. We bicker amongst ourselves, toss |
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out stupid ideas that quickly get shot down and all sorts of other stuff |
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that has no place in the public eye. I think it's crucially important that |
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the Gentoo developers have some place where they can vent frustrations, ask |
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stupid questions, etc. without having to worry about having every word |
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scrutinized, torn apart and second-guessed by the user community. |
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gentoo-core provides that channel. |
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--kurt |