From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D6F31381F3 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2013 06:51:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 964E1E0A72; Wed, 18 Sep 2013 06:51:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 02E38E084C for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2013 06:51:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.33] (186.Red-2-137-230.dynamicIP.rima-tde.net [2.137.230.186]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: pacho) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 59C4F33DA7E; Wed, 18 Sep 2013 06:51:30 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <1379487086.20407.13.camel@localhost> Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Call for agenda items - Council meeting 2013-09-10 From: Pacho Ramos To: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org Cc: comrel@gentoo.org Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:51:26 +0200 In-Reply-To: <523915A2.7090504@sporkbox.us> References: <21020.30575.805569.383992@a1i15.kph.uni-mainz.de> <20130829152248.GA3432@shimane.bonyari.local> <1377796652.5477.15.camel@localhost> <1379258522.8240.3.camel@localhost> <523915A2.7090504@sporkbox.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.8.5 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Project discussion list X-BeenThere: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org Reply-To: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Archives-Salt: df7205f1-becb-4bf2-9ac1-f08875c3c490 X-Archives-Hash: 540cc42d62e77329dfd65cd9db9abd94 El mar, 17-09-2013 a las 21:53 -0500, Daniel Campbell escribió: > On 09/15/2013 02:03 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: > > As far as the users go - more need to become developers if they want > > to have stable keywords, or pay somebody else to do so on their > > behalf. That's just how things work in a volunteer-based distro. > > As a user, I've considered becoming a developer but the process is > rather contrived and multi-tiered. It doesn't seem like you're becoming > a developer through said process, but rather joining a fraternity. > There's lots of bureacracy involved that really turns prospective > developers off. I don't know how common it is, but if Gentoo has a lack > of developers, there must be a clear reason as to why. Clearly Gentoo > has a lot of avid users *and* developers, so if developers are needed, > perhaps the process to become a developer should be improved. Why else > would the distro be lacking devs if it has a bright and enthusiastic > userbase? > > My two cents, > > ~Daniel > Could you please be a bit more specific? Maybe we could improve that :/ Is it a problem with quizzes and some of its questions? If I don't misremember, there was some kind of recruitment tool in progress, but not sure how ready it is