Re: [gentoo-project] Call for agenda items - Council meeting 2014-04-08

["Anthony G. Basile" <blueness@gentoo.org>]

On 03/29/2014 10:33 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 10:20 PM, William Hubbs <williamh@gentoo.org> wrote:
>> On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 09:35:32PM -0400, Rich Freeman wrote:
>>> On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 8:37 PM, William Hubbs <williamh@gentoo.org> wrote:
>>>> Some how we need to focus on getting people to respect each other and
>>>> the policies we already have, and quite frankly, if they won't do that,
>>>> removing them from the community.
>>> Alas, we cannot afford to drive people away any more than we can
>>> afford to let them drive others away...
>> I agree, I'm just not sure how to make that happen. I don't think though
>> that the answer is more policies/red tape.
> And neither is ignoring the problem.
>
> I was just venting my frustration, as are many others.  I think that
> this is just a really great idea that suffered because of how it was
> implemented, and all the subsequent reactions and counter-reactions.
> We need to move on, and I think all of us can learn something from
> what happened.
>
> I think your posts were right-on.
>
> Rich
>

While implementing a new policy may not be the right approach (or so I'm 
hearing from the community), I can bring forward at least 3 examples of 
significant changes that were not discussed.  I don't think I would have 
difficulty convincing people of this fact.  If we do not enact policy 
then how is this problem addressed?

As far as "driving people away" I will shift my efforts to recruiting.  
I am a professor and can get more students into Gentoo development.  We 
cannot adopt a de facto situation where devs can misbehave because they 
are indispensable.

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Gentoo Linux Developer [Hardened]
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