Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo as a team effort

[Tom Wijsman <TomWij@gentoo.org>]

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On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:42:49 +0200
Johannes Huber <johu@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Am Samstag, 15. Juni 2013, 08:08:53 schrieb Rich Freeman:
> > On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Andreas K. Huettel
> > 
> > <dilfridge@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > > Is Gentoo really a loose association of individualists who care
> > > about nothing but their own stuff, and give a $(/%& about users
> > > or the distribution as a whole?
> > > 
> > > Because that's the impression I recently get on the mailing list,
> > > and I'm not really sure if it's worthwhile putting any more
> > > effort into it then.
> > Some may say so, but the reality is that it has always been a united
> > effort - just not one in which everybody has a mailstop.
> > 
> > Honestly, I've only seen 2-3 devs really digging in their feet over
> > systemd units, and that isn't going to cause a total meltdown.  It
> > seems like the general problem of over possessive maintainers is
> > more widespread.  That manifests itself in a million papercuts that
> > tend to drive individuals nuts but we've generally weathered them.
> > I think the solution there is a functioning devrel or other
> > disciplinary body with a faster time constant but lower amplitude.
> > 
> > Rich
> 
> 100 points for you to put the word systemd into the thread. Could we
> just stop to take over on every thread?
> 

Can we stop assuming this is a "take over" of a thread? It's an example.

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