On 1/8/06, Carsten Lohrke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I'm too late for this month, but want to put it on the table before I > forget about it. I'd appreciate a three months moratorium, disallowing > everyone to add new packages to the tree (despite new dependencies of > existing packages), so everyone is forced/asked to put his energy in existing > ebuilds, especially unmaintained ones. Sort of spring-cleaning, because parts > of the tree look like a dump.
I agree that some cleaning is needed (and some of my packages are desperate for it!), but I'm totally opposed to this idea. I think the idea of shutting up shop for three months (presumably with a "closed for refurbishment" sign on the door) would let down our users who rely on us for regular package updates, and would be a massive PR disaster. Cleaning is something that has to happen all the time; it needs to be a natural and sustainable part of what we do every day. If you feel so strongly about this, why not setup a "cleaning crew" project that goes around doing exactly this? Best regards, Stu -- [email protected] mailing list
