From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EbQWE-0008TG-CC for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:40:20 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id jADMcqcc011641; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:38:52 GMT Received: from mail.gnqs.org (myrddraal.demon.co.uk [62.49.28.63]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id jADMZ7SX006207 for ; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:35:07 GMT Received: from mogheiden.gnqs.org ([192.168.0.20]) by mail.gnqs.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1EbQRD-0004iM-Gv for gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:35:06 +0000 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 42 "Critical News Reporting" Round Two From: Stuart Herbert To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <1131809168.8774.10.camel@vertigo.twi-31o2.org> References: <20051105005814.0de0d8ff@snowdrop.home> <20051111184053.780ed8c9@sven.genone.homeip.net> <1131748635.8508.86.camel@mogheiden.gnqs.org> <1131751347.25730.58.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net> <1131757062.8508.119.camel@mogheiden.gnqs.org> <1131809168.8774.10.camel@vertigo.twi-31o2.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-JHAxuO9qb8XnyIfLNm3a" Organization: Gentoo Linux Project Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:34:18 +0000 Message-Id: <1131921258.18102.18.camel@mogheiden.gnqs.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: Spam detection software, running on the system "demandred.gnqs.org", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: On Sat, 2005-11-12 at 10:26 -0500, Chris Gianelloni wrote: > If users are interested in non-critical information, there's already a > mechanism in place for them to get such things. They can join the > mailing lists. Do we not already have a gentoo-events list? We also > have a gentoo-releng list, or gentoo-announce. [...] Content analysis details: (-2.8 points, 7.5 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -2.8 ALL_TRUSTED Did not pass through any untrusted hosts X-Archives-Salt: 5744a070-2c10-45a0-b970-aa9e2a7f3524 X-Archives-Hash: c44048a3c9d78ea495b939c167b9cfa1 --=-JHAxuO9qb8XnyIfLNm3a Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2005-11-12 at 10:26 -0500, Chris Gianelloni wrote: > If users are interested in non-critical information, there's already a > mechanism in place for them to get such things. They can join the > mailing lists. Do we not already have a gentoo-events list? We also > have a gentoo-releng list, or gentoo-announce. At this point, I think you're suggesting that we different news carried by different mediums. If so, I think that's very different from the proposal I'm putting forward. > > I'm not hoping for a 100% perfect technical solution straight away. >=20 > I am. Anything less at this point is a half-assed design. The *design* > should be 100% from the start. While implementation can occur in > stages, you should not design as you go. I think that's a worthy goal, but looking around, it looks to me that software design just doesn't work like that in real life. Designs have to adapt and change as time passes, not just implementations. Best regards, Stu --=20 Stuart Herbert stuart@gentoo.org Gentoo Developer http://www.gentoo.org/ http://stu.gnqs.org/diary/ GnuGP key id# F9AFC57C available from http://pgp.mit.edu Key fingerprint =3D 31FB 50D4 1F88 E227 F319 C549 0C2F 80BA F9AF C57C -- --=-JHAxuO9qb8XnyIfLNm3a Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBDd79pDC+AuvmvxXwRAqJRAKCiGr6Vu9rarsmfhDJrB0R5Fl0nIwCfUrfK lkPLVrFD0WhteHk/mcOKFtU= =PjJ8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-JHAxuO9qb8XnyIfLNm3a-- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list