Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo is so AWESOME

[Alon Bar-Lev]

On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Nicolas Sebrecht <nsebrecht@×××××.fr> wrote:
> The 01/08/13, Hans de Graaff wrote:
>
>> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=2
>> documents this from the new developer perspective. Note how it says to
>> contact the recruiters if you don't already have found a mentor yourself.
>>
>> There is also http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/recruiters/ which
>> documents this from the inside, but when I wanted to become a developer I
>> found that more useful documentation :-)
>>
>> So it is explicitly documented. Perhaps not well enough? In that case,
>> let us know what you miss.
>
> I've proposed myself some years ago. Things might have changed since
> then but at that time the mail I sent to the dev list got no response.
>
> Process recruitement is incredibely busy and over-complicated compared
> to all other projects I've been involved into. I think this stands like
> that because most developers are afraid to give wirte acces to the whole
> portage CVS tree to others.
>
> In all other projects, it's almost a question of subscribing to a
> mailing list and send git patches.

I don't see the major difference between that and opening a bug and
attaching the patch. Only that bugzilla allow to manage the process,
not have leftovers, and future people can resume past discussions.

> With time, you get direct write
> access.

In time you can be become either proxy maintainer or gentoo developer
(direct access to source repository).

> With Gentoo, you have to find a mentor, officially call for
> being a member, success the online tests, keep mentored some time. Not
> very light and efficient...

Can you please suggest a different method to ensure quality?

> Now, I'm away from Gentoo and it's fine. :-)
>
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> Nicolas Sebrecht
>