Re: [gentoo-science] website python error

[Jan Marten Simons <marten@xtal.rwth-aachen.de>]

Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
> I never tried to keep the overlay secret, but why should users have to 
> set up a myriad of overlays if they just want to run a system? May be you 
> would be better off becoming a developer and adding stuff to the tree? If we 
> follow a trend of keeping more and more stuff in various overlays then Gentoo 
> just becomes more of a pain to run IMHO.
>
> I am hoping to get more proactive in moving suitable ebuilds from the overlay 
> to the main tree in the near future. I will also be encouraging other devs to 
> do the same if they are not already. So the overlay will get smaller as stuff 
> is moved. Hopefully some of our active herd testers will go on to become 
> developers and maintain some of this stuff themselves too.
>
> May be the aims of the overlay should be more clearly defined through debate 
> and documented on the overlay site. I am away for the week starting in about 
> one hour anyway... I will catch up on discussions when I get back. It would 
> be good to hear what more people think about this subject - may be I am on my 
> own with my opinions?
>   

I think it would be a good thing if some interested users do some 
additionally testing of "in work" ebuilds, so that the applications are 
tested on a wider range of hardware and configurations. As a move to 
o.g.o would reduce maintainance as well, I'm in favour of this. 
gentooscience.org could then redirect there.


Jan

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