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 1FZXrT-0002O3-CB for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:38:39 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k3SIbbAg026502; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:37:37 GMT Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.152]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k3SIYTUm008178 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:34:29 GMT Received: from [192.168.1.17] (adsl-67-116-185-130.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net[67.116.185.130]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with ESMTP id <20060428183427m1200e00lbe>; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:34:27 +0000 From: Chris White Organization: Gentoo To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo: State of the Union Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:34:23 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <20060428171453.GB62035@watcher.kimaker.com> <20060428175248.GA28444@cerberus.oppresses.us> <20060428182205.GA62866@watcher.kimaker.com> In-Reply-To: <20060428182205.GA62866@watcher.kimaker.com> 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 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart2243003.aaUc76AWW0"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200604281134.27334.chriswhite@gentoo.org> X-Archives-Salt: 09fadbb1-f18b-45cc-bf04-badd8b24089d X-Archives-Hash: 1ca9504da69840d38cc530b5a1f23e10 --nextPart2243003.aaUc76AWW0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Friday 28 April 2006 11:22 am, Ryan Phillips wrote: > I believe we have a problem enticing new devlopers to join. It > shouldn't be difficult in learning how to commit changes to a tree. There's much more involved than more people think, if you'd like I can send= =20 you an entire long list of what's supposed to happen. > What is "well versed"? Understanding the ways on how to break the tree? = =20 > If that is the case, then we are doing something wrong. Well versed is knowing there's more to the process than just commiting.=20 There's working with upstream, adding patches, continual maintaining, etc. > I am arguing that we don't need testing of potential developers. It > is bad for the community. It is saying that we don't have any faith > with our recruiting process. If we only only worried about tree breakage, > then this is the wrong solution. Sure, then you get this: "Hey can I join?" "OK" "*adds user*" =2D- 2 weeks later -- "Anyone heard from user?" "No" And heaven forbid they actually took on package maintaining before they lef= t. =2D-=20 Chris White Gentoo Developer aka: ChrisWhite cpw ChrisWhite|Work WhiteChocolate VanillaWhite Whitey WhiteLight WhiteCheese WhiteSugar WhiteButter WhiteWall WhiteLemon WhiteApple WhiteBlanket WhiteEnergy WhiteWhite --nextPart2243003.aaUc76AWW0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBEUmAzFdQwWVoAgN4RArTtAJwNH1KkZK6jHy7wB0GRMQLIQnX2VgCgmmuV PSom762hjmyL58zUlewq2go= =DL9y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2243003.aaUc76AWW0-- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list