Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Through the looking glass: Reflections on Gentoo
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:34:35
Message-Id: 20070108002529.14cffa09@krikkit.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Through the looking glass: Reflections on Gentoo by Justin Findlay
1 On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:15:43 -0700, Justin Findlay wrote:
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3 > You won't be bothered by bureacuracy untill the day you discover that
4 > that package you want has been left months ago to fall into ignominious
5 > forgottenness among the thicket of bugzilla ebuild requests or the day
6 > you discover your favorite package hasn't been updated in 2 years and
7 > the herd responsible won't (or can't?) respond to email inquiries.
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9 That's not bureaucracy, it's lack of interest or time. Gentoo devs are
10 all volunteers, they work on whatever they have the desire and time to
11 work on. If they don't have time or inclination to work on your favourite
12 project, help them.
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16 Neil Bothwick
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18 There are some micro-organisms that exhibit characteristics of both
19 plants and animals. When exposed to light they undergo photosynthesis;
20 and when the lights go out, they turn into animals. But then again,
21 don't we all?

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