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On Thursday, January 19, 2017 9:32:57 PM EST Johannes Huber wrote: |
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> And when the projects are not doing it, projects get disbanded. Meaning |
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> packages go to single maintainer only. Which means reporting goes away. |
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> Great plan! |
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If projects are not doing it, and packages fall to a single maintainer. Then |
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should it even really be a project? A project/team ideally is more than just |
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one person. If it is just one person, it is not really a project or team. Just |
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someone scratching their itches. |
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Any developer can work on anything. It does not have to be a project. If you |
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are going to create a project, it should be taken some what seriously and |
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reporting should be a part of that. Not to mention should consist of more than |
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one. They should be seeking others to be part of the project team. If not |
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seeking others, its a solo mission. |
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Without such reporting from projects how does the Council or anyone have a |
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clue what is going on in Gentoo overall? Short of stopping by each project and |
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doing research into each. |
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That said, NOTHING in the GLEP says projects are punished or dis-banned for |
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failing to report. Developers are required, or recommended to use repoman. |
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Does that mean someone who does not is removed as a developer? |
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At the same time Council should have authority and reason to end a project it |
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if is not going anywhere, understaffed, etc. Again not having a project does |
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not mean you cannot work on that stuff. So a project and the work an |
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individual is doing is not related. If its individuals, plural, then a project |
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make sense. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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