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 4.54) id 1FbGn7-0007Ae-RJ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 03 May 2006 12:49:18 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k43CmC8M001292; Wed, 3 May 2006 12:48:12 GMT Received: from smtp-out3.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out3.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.6]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k43Cj0I3007839 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 12:45:00 GMT Received: from [172.23.170.144] (helo=anti-virus03-07) by smtp-out3.blueyonder.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FbGiy-0007EJ-JA for gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 03 May 2006 13:45:00 +0100 Received: from [82.32.206.2] (helo=[192.168.1.200]) by asmtp-out3.blueyonder.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FbGix-00016w-Qr for gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 03 May 2006 13:44:59 +0100 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo: State of the Union + suggestion for global dev conference (at bottom, if you want to skip) From: Christel Dahlskjaer To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200605031143.23950.pauldv@gentoo.org> References: <20060428171453.GB62035@watcher.kimaker.com> <1146346391.29589.104.camel@demandred.gnqs.org> <44541928.6060702@gentoo.org> <200605031143.23950.pauldv@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 14:44:36 +0100 Message-Id: <1146663876.4738.0.camel@gaspode> 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 2.4.2.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 192db4b5-d601-4fc5-bc36-2778c75cc348 X-Archives-Hash: 108ef1e4c16dbf6d34c87f00065cfdcf On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 11:43 +0200, Paul de Vrieze wrote: > On Sunday 30 April 2006 03:55, Lance Albertson wrote: > > > > Here's an idea I had tonight. Since we're going to be doing the Google > > SoC this summer, perhaps a great project would be having someone work > > on this migration (or at least do an unbiased test implementation). I'd > > be willing to provide an infra server for testing/development. I don't > > see much problem at least trying to work out all the details. I don't > > think infra will go with any change unless there is a clear, detailed > > migration plan with proper back-out plans also. The tree is the most > > important part of our distribution and I'm not going to let such a > > migration go by without proper planning and testing. After the test > > implementation is done and has been fully tested, perhaps the council > > could make the final decision if infra is happy with the > > implementation/migration details. > > I think that is a good idea. It's a perfect google SoC project as it has a > clear boundary. Limited prerequisite knowledge is required, and it is > something we would really benefit from. > > Paul > > ps. Perhaps the SoC project could include fixing up the migration tools > (for example including the hypothesis that all ebuilds for a package > descend from eachother) and other coding necessary to make things work > perfectly. Hiya, If one of you drop us a line of what you want included on the ideas page, or pop into #gentoo-soc on irc.freenode.net we'll get it up there. :) Keep in mind, student applications close on the 8th of May, so the sooner the better. Christel -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list