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 1D0A61381F3 for ; Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:01:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8843FE08C0; Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:01:29 +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 E14D8E086D for ; Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:01:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (184-100-88-226.mpls.qwest.net [184.100.88.226]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: dberkholz) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D380833E7CE for ; Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:01:27 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:01:25 -0500 From: Donnie Berkholz To: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Re: Questions for Candidates (was: Questioning/Interviewing council nominees) Message-ID: <20130628210125.GA8089@comet> References: <51BF597B.6060600@gentoo.org> <51C7688A.2020103@gentoo.org> 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-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <51C7688A.2020103@gentoo.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Archives-Salt: 7ff90e51-4974-4093-b08e-34962d470994 X-Archives-Hash: 0043a338ba96c56b6740f209e076885d --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 23:28 Sun 23 Jun , hasufell wrote: > @dberkholz >=20 > - From your manifesto: >=20 > > I continue to believe that technical advances are, and should be,=20 > > driven by individuals. Given our volunteer culture, a council can't > > force people to do things they don't want to do, but it can help > > to break up disputes and roadblocks, and make global decisions when > > needed. >=20 > Do you think that gentoo is consistent in it's behavior? Definitely not, since Gentoo isn't really an entity that can make=20 decisions on its own. It's a big mob of developers with a small amount=20 of structure glued on top that kicks in when the mob starts to split=20 apart. That said, mobs tend to migrate together, and Gentoo slowly drifts in=20 various directions over time. > Should the council step in without any1 asking them if there are=20 > changes about to happen that are a) global and b) highly controversial=20 > discussed? If they are that controversial, why wouldn't the people who disagree=20 with the actions request that the council make a decision, either before=20 or after the fact? I have to assume the controversy was not particularly=20 important and global if nobody on either side cares enough to ask the=20 council to look into it. -- Thanks, Donnie Donnie Berkholz Council Member / Sr. Developer, Gentoo Linux Analyst, RedMonk --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.20 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAlHN+aUACgkQXVaO67S1rtujdgCePbFESfXeZIwEwfFto8zCLJoD rDMAoPq1hSWyIdxJ0c1QLjxXj/pWY8Kq =Lt8J -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --fUYQa+Pmc3FrFX/N--