Re: [gentoo-dev] minimalistic emerge

[Chris Reffett <creffett@gentoo.org>]

On August 9, 2014 11:46:54 AM EDT, Chris Reffett <creffett@gentoo.org> wrote:
>On August 9, 2014 10:56:49 AM EDT, Igor <lanthruster@gmail.com> wrote:
>[snip]
>>Just the main blockers are:
>>
>>- Somebody has to implement this technology
>>- That requires time and effort
>>- People have to be convinced of its value
>>- Integration must happen at some level somehow somewhere in the
>>portage toolchain(s)
>>- People must opt in to this technology in order for the reports to
>>happen
>>- And only then can this start to deliver meaningful results.
>>
>>
>>
>>IMHO seriously, it could be done if ONLY portage dev team would
>>implement 
>>an interface CAPABLE for HTTP reporting. Once the interface is there
>>but turned off 
>>by default - server side statistics are feasible. Personally I don't
>>see any future of 
>>this system unless it's coded in portage. Today - portage support
>>without server side 
>>- tomorrow - server side. 
>
>Then write it. Portage's source is available to anyone. I remember that
>you were on this list earlier this year pushing for "Portage QOS" or
>something. Keep in mind what a significant number of people told you
>then: first, if you want to make some change, just do it and show us
>what you have, rather than asking for votes and permission and changes.
>Second, repeatedly saying "we should have (some feature)" doesn't work
>if the people who would do the work (the portage team) don't see value
>in it. From the general response on the list, I would say this is the
>case. This means that if you want the feature, write it and come back
>with an implementation, since complaining about it is getting you
>nowhere.
>
>Chris Reffett
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Chris Reffett
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