So, what's the verdict then? Is there enough of a push behind this to 
get a GLEP going? If so, who is to write it? Let's get this going, if we 
can. I'd sure love to see a gentoo 'planet'... As well as a list of 
gentoo events in my area! (Jeez I'm a geek).

Sven Vermeulen wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 11:54:31AM +0200, foser wrote:
> 
>>The most useful part besides the news page for anyone really following
>>the gnome project is the planet page, it creates a sense of community by
>>allowing devs to interact in public & keep them up-to-date on what
>>everyone is working on. Yes, there's also some personal stuff posted
>>there, but that actually brings the developer closer as a person. It's a
>>plus for the devs & the users alike.
> 
> 
> I agree with foser. In many people's eyes (including mine) Gentoo is far
> more than "just a software project". It is an entire community which
> embraces a lot more than just the development of Portage, our packages,
> porting, documentation and infrastructure (and everything else I might have
> forgotten). 
> 
> Having a planet for Gentoo developers gives us the opportunity to show our
> users that we are all human with our own interests. I find it myself very
> interesting when I discover that a colleague of mine loves to play squash as
> well as it allows me to - when we ever come across each other - propose to
> play a game. It's even more interesting when I discover that a colleague
> shares interests in other aspects so that we might want to start off a new
> project.
> 
> Some users even like the idea of knowing what the interests are of the
> developers, where they live, what they do besides making their Gentoo
> experience the best they can. And even if the amount of such users is
> relatively small (say 1% - which is a very low estimation) it is large in
> absolute numbers (we *do* have an enormous user base).
> 
> And it's not like it will be part of our policy that you add your stuff to
> that site. It's only for the interested developers who want to share their
> personal stuff. I believe that, when there are more than a couple of these
> developers _and_ infra can support it, then we should at least try it.
> 
> Wkr,
>       Sven Vermeulen
> 

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