Re: [gentoo-dev] Contribute many ebuilds at once

[Marko Mikulicic <marko@seul.org>]

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> Marko, I am not answering your question, but I also have
> some similar ideas.
> 
> What about a rating system for ebuilds?
> 
> A brand new ebuild would start no votes and no rating
> which indicates it is not been thoroughly used and hence
> should only be used by those willing to deal with problems.
> As more people use the ebuild, they rate it and it gets
> more ratings. If the ratings are bad, people will know
> to stay away from it. If the ratings are good, people will
> known that the ebuild should not have problems.
> 
> I can't think of any reason why this would not work. If anyone
> knows of one I would like to hear it.
> 

I think it's a good idea, but still there should be a firm barrier
from what goes in to "official" distribution and what is
in the middle zone. This rating could apply to both but I
think its only really useful in the middle zone (purgatory).

  What kind of interface for voting do you have in mind ?
(how to vote + how to read the rate. integrate with emerge ... ?)

Marko