Re: [gentoo-project] The problem of defunct and undermanned projects in Gentoo

["M. J. Everitt" <m.j.everitt@iee.org>]

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On 18/07/17 22:23, Kent Fredric wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:12:45 +0100
> "M. J. Everitt" <m.j.everitt@iee.org> wrote:
>
>> I think mgorny was doing some general commit stats, and I have yet to
>> compile my own, but it would be very interesting to see how many
>> 'active' team members there were in any given project. I suspect the
>> results could be very telling ...
> Its not even like they're "inactive", they're just not active *in the team*.
>
> For some, there's no reason for them to devaway: 
>
> - They're on IRC
> - They commit daily
>
> But they're on teams they seldom do things in.
>
> This is probably more true the more teams you're on.
Then why are you 'in' the team.. I mean, there's one thing to idle on an
IRC channel, but membership does normally imply some form of
contribution, no? Or is it just to make you 'look'
interested/popular/part-of-the-furniture ....


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