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From: Corey Shields <cshields@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] The Gentoo Developer Handbook - Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:03:15
Message-Id: 200407191602.57039.cshields@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] The Gentoo Developer Handbook - Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? by Jason Rhinelander
1 On Monday 19 July 2004 03:57 pm, Jason Rhinelander wrote:
2 > The above doesn't seem so far-fetched - or maybe it is: that document
3 > didn't answer many questions about how the whole devrel process works.
4 > If the devrel policies had a built-in appeal process, it might go a long
5 > way towards alleviating the fears of some devs that devrel is becoming a
6 > sort of "big brother" organisation.
7
8 The few instances that I have been involved in have been very neutral. Devrel
9 will take both sides of a story equally.
10
11 > As has also been commented in this thread, a document outlining devrel's
12 > responsibilities and processes would be quite welcome - both for devs
13 > and users, who could use the document as a point of reference in filing
14 > or contesting a devrel complaint or suspension.
15
16 Well, this was suppose to be one such step. Having a document that outlines
17 what devrel does in enforcing policies doesn't do any good if you don't have
18 policies... Yet, such a task has to go through a lot of opposition as you
19 can see. ;)
20
21 Cheers,
22
23 -C
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