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Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:00:37 +0000 George Prowse |
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> <cokehabit2003@××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> | I agree. Relations between users and Gentoo developers could be *alot* |
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> | better. There seems an air of unapproachability, even elitism, from |
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> | the development camp and it was only when I started helping in |
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> | #gentoo-uk, organising events and became an AT that this became |
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> | better. |
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> You could look at it the other way around, too. |
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How? Users aren't part of the Gentoo's hierarchy, developers are. |
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> | Too few developers use the forums, they are usually the first stop for |
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> | the beginners who have problems. Usually their problem can be fixed |
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> | by a revdep-rebuild or modules-update but most developers (apart from |
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> | Uberlord/Genone/Klieber) seem to stay away from it like the plague. |
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> Perhaps you should consider *why* this is the case. There are plenty of |
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> changes that could be made to the forums that would make them much less |
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> inaccessible to developers. |
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Actually the forums are fine as they are. They are a tried and tested |
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formula and the main place that those need help go. That alone should |
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give you an idea. |
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If you could point out some *actual* problems then maybe we could |
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suggest some solutions. |
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