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From: Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Official overlay support
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:06:20 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060323170620.6b0a1c6f@epia.jeroenr-c2.orkz.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1143127901.14434.33.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net>

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:31:40 -0500
Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> wrote:

> > Your nightmare scenario seems unavoidable.  Enabling per-overlay bug
> > tracking doesn't stop users posting bugs in bugzilla.  It just
> > causes confusion for users, because they're not sure where to go.
> > Normally, it's not a problem - because the overlay contributors are
> > normally the owners of the real package.
> 
> No, it does not stop them, but it sure will curb the number of users
> posting their bugs to the wrong place.  Remember that only more
> advanced users are the ones using overlays.  We won't have Joe
> Sixpack using an overlay.  Instead it'll be Bob Developer-to-be.

Advanced users can write helpful HOWTOs for everyone to use. Come
and /join #gentoo once in a while and help recover the systems of users
who emerged 0v3rl4y/can-get-gory/package-9999-r1337, as described at
http://forums.g.o/arblegarble. It's fun!


Kind regards,
     JeR
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-03-23 16:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 123+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-03-20 23:07 [gentoo-dev] Making the developer community more open Daniel Drake
2006-03-20 23:11 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-03-20 23:44   ` George Prowse
2006-03-20 23:45 ` Bret Towe
2006-03-20 23:58   ` Stefan Schweizer
2006-03-21  0:12     ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-03-21  0:05   ` m h
2006-03-21  3:32     ` Alec Warner
2006-03-21  3:40       ` Jason Stubbs
2006-03-21  1:06   ` Mike Auty
2006-03-21 12:09   ` Simon Stelling
2006-03-21 22:32     ` Daniel Goller
2006-03-22 10:49   ` Jonathan Coome
2006-03-22 12:53     ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2006-03-22 13:56       ` Michael Crute
2006-03-22 14:13         ` Thomas Cort
2006-03-22 13:58       ` Thomas Cort
2006-03-22 14:15         ` Dan Meltzer
2006-03-22 14:55           ` Jonathan Coome
2006-03-23 22:20           ` Daniel Goller
2006-03-23 23:34             ` Dan Meltzer
2006-03-24  5:01               ` Daniel Goller
2006-03-21  1:15 ` [gentoo-dev] " George Shapovalov
2006-03-21  1:27   ` George Shapovalov
2006-03-21  0:52     ` m h
2006-03-24 23:08   ` Daniel Drake
2006-03-21  6:05 ` Alin Nastac
2006-03-21 16:27   ` Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-21 12:15 ` Thomas Cort
2006-03-21 17:14 ` Brandon Edens
2006-03-21 19:38   ` Daniel Drake
2006-03-21 22:20   ` Daniel Goller
2006-03-22 14:19 ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-22 17:03   ` [gentoo-dev] Official overlay support Donnie Berkholz
2006-03-22 17:24     ` Daniel Ostrow
2006-03-22 17:33     ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-03-23 22:25       ` Aron Griffis
2006-03-22 17:39     ` Duncan Coutts
2006-03-22 18:42     ` Stefan Schweizer
2006-03-22 22:49       ` Duncan Coutts
2006-03-22 22:03     ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23  8:10       ` Danny van Dyk
2006-03-23  9:07         ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 10:09           ` Chris Bainbridge
2006-03-23 10:56             ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 12:47               ` Chris Bainbridge
2006-03-23 13:13                 ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 17:16                 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2006-03-23 18:20                   ` Rumen Yotov
2006-03-23 18:43                     ` Chris Bainbridge
2006-03-23 19:30                       ` Rumen Yotov
2006-03-23 21:47                     ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2006-03-23 14:41             ` [gentoo-dev] " Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-23 17:47               ` Donnie Berkholz
2006-03-23 23:34               ` Aron Griffis
2006-03-23  9:28       ` Luis Medinas
2006-03-23 10:11         ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23  9:36       ` Donnie Berkholz
2006-03-23  9:58         ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 10:22           ` Donnie Berkholz
2006-03-23 11:02             ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 11:07               ` Donnie Berkholz
2006-03-23 11:18                 ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 14:17       ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-23 14:41         ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 14:54           ` Eric Edgar
2006-03-23 20:31             ` Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-23 15:31           ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-23 15:51             ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-23 18:15               ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-23 18:31                 ` Stefan Schweizer
2006-03-23 18:41                   ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-03-23 18:57                     ` Jakub Moc
2006-03-23 19:10                       ` Daniel Ostrow
2006-03-23 19:27                         ` Stefan Schweizer
2006-03-23 19:42                         ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24  1:03                       ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-03-24  8:59                         ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24 13:46                           ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-24 14:53                             ` Alec Warner
2006-03-24 16:19                               ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24 16:33                             ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24 14:40                           ` Aron Griffis
2006-03-24  9:16                         ` Jakub Moc
2006-03-24 13:49                           ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-24 15:37                           ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-03-24 16:14                             ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24 16:15                             ` Jakub Moc
2006-03-24 16:29                               ` Andrej Kacian
2006-03-23 18:55                   ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-23 19:21                     ` Duncan Coutts
2006-03-23 20:07                       ` Jakub Moc
2006-03-23 20:19                         ` Andres Loeh
2006-03-24  8:52                           ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24 11:46                             ` Andres Loeh
2006-03-24 13:55                               ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-24 14:12                                 ` Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-24 14:47                                 ` Aron Griffis
2006-03-24 19:18                                   ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-25  2:54                                     ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2006-03-25 19:37                                     ` [gentoo-dev] " Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-25 19:46                                       ` Robin H. Johnson
2006-03-24 14:56                                 ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24 15:38                                 ` Andres Loeh
2006-03-24 15:58                                 ` Jakub Moc
2006-03-24 14:49                               ` Stuart Herbert
2006-03-24 15:41                                 ` Andres Loeh
2006-03-25 19:41                                   ` Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-25 21:23                                   ` Michael Cummings
2006-03-23 16:06             ` Jeroen Roovers [this message]
2006-03-23 16:40             ` Chris Bainbridge
2006-03-23 16:56               ` Martin Ehmsen
2006-03-23 18:25               ` Chris Gianelloni
2006-03-23 18:55                 ` Chris Bainbridge
2006-03-23 19:37                   ` Duncan Coutts
2006-03-23 21:42                   ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2006-03-23 21:49                     ` Donnie Berkholz
2006-03-23 22:01                       ` Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-23 21:53                   ` [gentoo-dev] " Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-23 20:50             ` Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-23 21:32               ` Donnie Berkholz
2006-03-24  8:44                 ` Paul de Vrieze
2006-03-23 15:27         ` Jakub Moc

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