Re: [gentoo-project] RFC: GLEP - Require Projects to report to Council Monthly

[William L. Thomson Jr.]

On Sunday, January 22, 2017 10:39:04 AM EST Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM, William L. Thomson Jr.
>
> <wlt-ml@××××××.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone know whats going on in say Gentoo Java? As another example.
>
> Do we really need to make every project issue a monthly report just to
> notice that the Java team can't keep up with monthly reports?

Java was JUST an example. There is no Java team really and has not been for 
years. I would think that to a topic of concern for the council. Though seems 
to extend beyond just Java.

The council should be aware and concerned if areas of Gentoo are going 
neglected. So should the community. But this is not about showing neglect. 
This is more about active projects, than inactive.

At the same time, if areas are going neglected, people are aware yet do 
nothing. What does that say? People are surely not drawn to neglected 
technical projects.

> I think
> the last 300 emails you've sent out have already driven home the
> message that you think more people should be working on Java.

More people should be working on Gentoo. Java is just one area of neglect for 
some time. That is NOT the only area.

-- 
William L. Thomson Jr.