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On Monday 19 July 2004 19:20, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> Well, you could, but the devrel self-granted powers list suggests that |
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> you won't get very far: |
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> * The ability to arbitrarily suspend or remove developers (without |
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> providing notice or reason to the people who actually work with the |
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> developer in question). |
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Isn't that what the ombudsman is for? |
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> * The ability to decide to change the mentor for a new developer without |
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> even bothering to tell the original mentor, let alone providing a reason |
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> to the people involved. |
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I've saw that one happen too :( |
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Btw, what was that about a probation period *before* cvs access was granted? |
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I was never quite clear how the would-be dev in question was supposed to |
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successfully complete a probation when he wasn't actually a dev yet, and |
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therefore couldn't do anything. |
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> and the latest: |
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> * The ability to impose arbitrary restrictions upon what developers are |
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> and are not allowed to say on IRC and the mailing lists. |
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Don't forget the ebuild do's and don'ts hidden in the etiquette doc ;-) |
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devrel don't have the easiest job in the world, and I'm sure those of us who |
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enjoy our freedom of speech don't make it any easier :) I think it'd be |
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great to see them conduct their business a little less in the shadows though, |
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so that they can maintain the goodwill of the developer community at large. |
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Best regards, |
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Stu |
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Stuart Herbert stuart@g.o |
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Gentoo Developer http://www.gentoo.org/ |
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