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From: George Prowse <cokehabit2003@××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-devrel@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-devrel] Proposal of Change to the Gentoo User Relations Project
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:34:16
Message-Id: 44072C86.6020708@yahoo.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-devrel] Proposal of Change to the Gentoo User Relations Project by Ciaran McCreesh
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4 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
5 > On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:00:37 +0000 George Prowse
6 > <cokehabit2003@××××××××.uk> wrote:
7 > | I agree. Relations between users and Gentoo developers could be *alot*
8 > | better. There seems an air of unapproachability, even elitism, from
9 > | the development camp and it was only when I started helping in
10 > | #gentoo-uk, organising events and became an AT that this became
11 > | better.
12 >
13 > You could look at it the other way around, too.
14
15 How? Users aren't part of the Gentoo's hierarchy, developers are.
16 >
17 > | Too few developers use the forums, they are usually the first stop for
18 > | the beginners who have problems. Usually their problem can be fixed
19 > | by a revdep-rebuild or modules-update but most developers (apart from
20 > | Uberlord/Genone/Klieber) seem to stay away from it like the plague.
21 >
22 > Perhaps you should consider *why* this is the case. There are plenty of
23 > changes that could be made to the forums that would make them much less
24 > inaccessible to developers.
25 >
26 Actually the forums are fine as they are. They are a tried and tested
27 formula and the main place that those need help go. That alone should
28 give you an idea.
29
30 If you could point out some *actual* problems then maybe we could
31 suggest some solutions.
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