[gentoo-project] It's manifesto season. - gentoo-project

From:	"Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@g.o>
To:	gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject:	[gentoo-project] It's manifesto season.
Date:	Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:36:41
Message-Id:	`1993182.qP2HAe656B@kailua`

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Hi all, 

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So it seems manifestos are called for these days. Yes I know I'm pretty late, 

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but at least this way I can combine the mail with a general call - PLEASE 

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PARTICIPATE in the council election, PLEASE VOTE!!! 

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So... What's important for the next year of Gentoo awesomeness? Well I would 

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have certainly mentioned the Git migration here, but things seem to be moving  

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faster than expected, fingers crossed. And the Git migration is a technical 

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step, while I'd prefer to focus on fundamental things. 

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* Gentoo needs to be cutting edge!

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Yes, I'm talking about having Qt5 in the tree when it's released. (Oh, was 

19

that already?) This also means that sometime solutions are not perfect in 

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~arch yet. Stable is stable and hopefully rock-solid-stable, ~arch is also 

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called "testing" for a reason. If you run it you may encounter occasional 

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difficulties - but you have the chance to use the newest and greatest 

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everything. Which is cool. I don't mind the occasional ricer. After all, 

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Gentoo can be optimized a LOT. 

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- -Which leads automatically to the next bullet point, 

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* Gentoo needs more manpower (and womanpower of course)!

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29

Did you know that right now the recruiters are "idle"? Empty queue and noone 

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in sight. If you finish your quizzes right now, you can be picked up straight 

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away... 

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I'm sure the Git migration will help attracting contributors via e.g. merge 

33

requests (ok that already works now thanks to mgorny's skillz, but natively it 

34

will be even better), but still the number of developers with tree access 

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remains a limitation. I help merge ebuilds from a few people (thanks guys!) 

36

but still I'd very much prefer I wouldn't have to be around all the time. 

37

To be very clear, I don't think the quizzes or the recruiting process are the 

38

problem. The problem is a different one, coolness and visibility. Gentoo needs 

39

to be cool, cutting edge, and attract a large, interested, and knowledgeable 

40

crowd. Then we'll also be able to attract more interested recruits.

41

- -Which leads automatically to the next bullet point, 

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* Gentoo needs to be visible. 

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We need to improve our visibility on social media, on the web (thanks 

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a3li!!!), at opensource conferences, everywhere. A booth, a booth, a kingdom 

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for a booth! Not just for the fun of it, but because there's a benefit for all 

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of us.

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Gentoo is the "root" of an entire ecosystem, providing the base not only for 

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Funtoo, Sabayon, Pentoo etc but also for ChromiumOS / ChromeOS and CoreOS, for 

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example. However, somehow I doubt that many of the millions Chromebook 

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customers even know that. So, for example, if Google somehow forgets to  

53

acknowledge that much of ChromiumOS is based on Gentoo (check [1], if you find  

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mention of Gentoo anywhere you're really good), then *we* have to tell about 

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it!

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Why? Because we want to attract a great community! Because a larger userbase 

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leads to more contributors, and because Gentoo can be an awesome distribution! 

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Even without that meta thingy.

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That's it for now. General ideas of previous manifestos still somehow apply...

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https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-project/message/da1e0f9967c2f91c768c66047b34b015

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Cheers, 

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Andreas

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[1] https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os

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72

Andreas K. Huettel

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Gentoo Linux developer 

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dilfridge@g.o

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http://www.akhuettel.de/

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5	Hi all,
6
7	So it seems manifestos are called for these days. Yes I know I'm pretty late,
8	but at least this way I can combine the mail with a general call - PLEASE
9	PARTICIPATE in the council election, PLEASE VOTE!!!
10
11	So... What's important for the next year of Gentoo awesomeness? Well I would
12	have certainly mentioned the Git migration here, but things seem to be moving
13	faster than expected, fingers crossed. And the Git migration is a technical
14	step, while I'd prefer to focus on fundamental things.
15
16	* Gentoo needs to be cutting edge!
17
18	Yes, I'm talking about having Qt5 in the tree when it's released. (Oh, was
19	that already?) This also means that sometime solutions are not perfect in
20	~arch yet. Stable is stable and hopefully rock-solid-stable, ~arch is also
21	called "testing" for a reason. If you run it you may encounter occasional
22	difficulties - but you have the chance to use the newest and greatest
23	everything. Which is cool. I don't mind the occasional ricer. After all,
24	Gentoo can be optimized a LOT.
25	- -Which leads automatically to the next bullet point,
26
27	* Gentoo needs more manpower (and womanpower of course)!
28
29	Did you know that right now the recruiters are "idle"? Empty queue and noone
30	in sight. If you finish your quizzes right now, you can be picked up straight
31	away...
32	I'm sure the Git migration will help attracting contributors via e.g. merge
33	requests (ok that already works now thanks to mgorny's skillz, but natively it
34	will be even better), but still the number of developers with tree access
35	remains a limitation. I help merge ebuilds from a few people (thanks guys!)
36	but still I'd very much prefer I wouldn't have to be around all the time.
37	To be very clear, I don't think the quizzes or the recruiting process are the
38	problem. The problem is a different one, coolness and visibility. Gentoo needs
39	to be cool, cutting edge, and attract a large, interested, and knowledgeable
40	crowd. Then we'll also be able to attract more interested recruits.
41	- -Which leads automatically to the next bullet point,
42
43	* Gentoo needs to be visible.
44
45	We need to improve our visibility on social media, on the web (thanks
46	a3li!!!), at opensource conferences, everywhere. A booth, a booth, a kingdom
47	for a booth! Not just for the fun of it, but because there's a benefit for all
48	of us.
49	Gentoo is the "root" of an entire ecosystem, providing the base not only for
50	Funtoo, Sabayon, Pentoo etc but also for ChromiumOS / ChromeOS and CoreOS, for
51	example. However, somehow I doubt that many of the millions Chromebook
52	customers even know that. So, for example, if Google somehow forgets to
53	acknowledge that much of ChromiumOS is based on Gentoo (check [1], if you find
54	mention of Gentoo anywhere you're really good), then we have to tell about
55	it!
56	Why? Because we want to attract a great community! Because a larger userbase
57	leads to more contributors, and because Gentoo can be an awesome distribution!
58	Even without that meta thingy.
59
60	That's it for now. General ideas of previous manifestos still somehow apply...
61	https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-project/message/da1e0f9967c2f91c768c66047b34b015
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63	Cheers,
64	Andreas
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67	[1] https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os
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72	Andreas K. Huettel
73	Gentoo Linux developer
74	dilfridge@g.o
75	http://www.akhuettel.de/
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