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Thilo Bangert wrote: |
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> to me, the above two contradictory viewpoints are the essence of the |
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> apparent and real decline in Gentoo activity. The two are just not |
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> compatible with each other and there is no clear guidance on to which of |
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> the two should be followed. |
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> in the one corner we have the 'Daniel Robbins' corner, which stands for an |
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> open and inclusive process, which favors new comers, wants fast progress |
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> regardsless of the technical limitations of that process. also, being nice |
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> is more important than being correct. one central repository is where all |
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> development should happen - this is were we came from. |
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> in the other corner is the gentoo leftover of the exherbo fork: the few |
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> people how continue to work on Gentoo but generally prefer the direction |
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> of Exherbo. technical elitism, explicitism and formal standardization are |
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> their trade. being correct is more important than good intentions. |
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> overlays or multiple repositories help achieve a hierarchy of not-good-to- |
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> supported ebuilds. we are halfway here... |
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> it would be good if we collectively could agree on some of these issues, |
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> in order to move forward. as with many of the other technical discussions |
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> which lead to nowhere, it's more important that there is a clear |
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> direction, than into which direction we are headed. |
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> maybe we need a debian project leader position - or a council, which is |
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> sensitive to the internal devide among developers and gives clear |
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> directions. |
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> if the above offends you, please take a walk before replying. it may sound |
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> inflammtory - its not meant to be. |
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> thanks |
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> Thilo |
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People have been trying to resolve the situation you described for a |
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long time. Working within it and minimising the negative effects of such |
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stark contrasts in views has been one of the challenges of Gentoo in |
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recent times. An equilibrium seems to have been reached which currently |
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works. |
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I doubt a figurehead would make any difference. They would need nerves |
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of steel and would have to not care about making unpopular decisions and |
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it would be difficult to take anyone from the current crop of |
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[excellent] developers because it seems that everyone has taken sides |
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already so immediately any decision was made an argument about bias |
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would be likely come up |
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