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On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:04:56 -0400 |
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"William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt-ml@××××××.com> wrote: |
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I am going to put myself out there and say that while I have had |
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disagreements with wltjr in the past, we have managed to overcome them |
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and we are still able to hold mature discussions about what is |
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best needed for Gentoo Java. Sometimes you do have to work with people |
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you occasionally find difficult. In a day job, you generally can't just |
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shut them out. Gentoo is a volunteer effort but I believe we should |
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still try harder to overcome these differences. Lord knows we need the |
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manpower. |
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What wltjr says about my situation is true. I joined Gentoo through the |
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Java team as I had made contributions there in the past and still had |
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some things I wanted packaged. I didn't expect the rest of the team to |
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all but disappear upon my arrival and I certainly didn't want to become |
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the lead. I reluctantly took on the role because there was hardly |
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anyone left with the knowledge of our extensive infrastructure. I've |
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dealt with some big issues but the Java project still faces some |
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serious challenges that I simply don't have a vested interest in |
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tackling. I will gladly keep working on the icedtea packages and some |
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other bits and pieces but despite talking about it a lot, I can't see |
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myself seriously taking on the likes of Maven packaging. |
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wltjr is afflicted with verbal diarrhoea which, while annoying, is not |
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a crime. Perhaps much of what he said would have been better left |
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unsaid but after 8 years, his frustrations are understandable. Once |
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making it through the door, he does intend to keep his head down. He'll |
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certainly have plenty to keep him busy. He therefore deserves a fresh |
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shot at this without being prejudged by certain people. Forcefully |
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preventing him from even trying probably is against policy, though I |
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confess I'm not familiar with it. If things don't work out, you still |
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have plenty of policy to deal with it. |
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To wltjr, you have commented that the recruitment process takes a lot |
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longer than it used to. Perhaps this does need addressing but I suggest |
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that as long as you're making progress, you just grin and bear it, as |
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fighting this will not do you any favours. Keep your eye on the prize. |
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Cheers, |
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James Le Cuirot (chewi) |
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Gentoo Linux Developer |