On Wed Sep 17, 2003 at 02:42:25PM -0700, Jack Coates wrote: > >I think all things considered, we aren't that slow. If you're defining > >slow > >by a few hours, shame on you, if you're defining it by a few days, shame on > >me. > > > >I think we're fairly close to the other big players when it comes to the > >big > >updates. > > > >And, also, keep in mind that RH and SuSE both employ about a half dozen > >security folks and, IIRC, gentoo doesn't have to worry about compiling for > >a > >number of different versions. Contrary to popular opinion, it *does* take > >time to properly compile and test packages on each supported platform. > > > >We also don't run our own server for updates so we have to wait for > >mirroring... RH can put the packages up and announce it that minute, we > >have > >to wait at least 1-2hrs before announcing or I get flooded with "you > >announced it so where is it?" messages, just due to the mirroring process. > > > >With all that in mind, I think this one-man operation is pretty damn > >speedy. > > absolutely, but... let's step into the managerial mind for a little while:
Oh no... not *that* mind... =) > fact: Vincent is working really hard, doing a job that takes six people > at other companies. He's typically a few hours behind those other > companies, but the users don't complain much. Vincent says he needs help > when we get some money. Well, let's put this properly. Vincent doesn't *need* help. Vincent would like help. Vincent's wife would like help. But Vincent is a trooper and can do the job he is paid to do, no question. > path 1: Ignore the situation until Vincent flames out, then hire some > starry-eyed outsider who thinks he can fix everything. /me shudders > path 2: When the money starts coming in again, hire some college kids to > help out. Rinse and repeat until a couple of them stick on. /me shudders again > User complaints help steer things to path 2. Let's try path #3. Get someone competent so Vincent doesn't have to re-train multiple people (thus wasting enormous amounts of time). -- MandrakeSoft Security; http://www.mandrakesecure.net/ Online Security Resource Book; http://linsec.ca/ "lynx -source http://linsec.ca/vdanen.asc | gpg --import" {FE6F2AFD : 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD}
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