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Tobias,
As a mostly under-spoken developer, I'd like to say that there are many
other developers in Gentoo than just those seen regularly on -dev. We
also add ebuilds to the tree, but tend to be content minding our own
little corner of Gentoo. The number of Gentoo developers, I believe, is
in the range of 400, but I've never counted them all.
We are all, at our own speeds and in our own ways contributing towards
the public domain information that goes into making up Gentoo. Gentoo
is not a group of people, it is not the servers or the hardware, it is
the sheer amount of data that people have spent their time crafting, to
give away for free, so that Gentoo users everywhere can run a good
operating system.
I cannot speak for the other seldom-seen developers, but I personally
tend to accept the advice offered by those accused of inflaming
situations. They say that if you can't take jokes, or seem to easily
take offense at their words, you should simply ignore them. I have been
ignoring most of the -dev goings on for quite some time, and I shall
continue to do so for quite some time. Throughout this though, I will
still go on maintaining the few ebuilds in the tree that I am care-taker
for, until some other kindly soul steps up to take my place.
Whilst there are those that want a vision for Gentoo, want to push it
this way, or improve it that way, they do not in themselves comprise the
entirety of Gentoo, and they too look after ebuilds entrusted to them.
Whilst they may be frustrated, wanting a larger goal, some grand
direction, there are many, many developers whose only goal is simply to
maintain an operating system they like.
I hope this offers you a slightly different perspective of this
distribution, and perhaps even causes you to reflect on your decision.
If you still wish to remove your support, I and I'm sure the other
watching developers will understand. If, however, you can see past the
frustrations from all those searching for a way to pour their nervous
energy into Gentoo, there will be always be some developers in Gentoo
who will appreciate your contributions and be thankful that you made them.
Thank you for your thoughtful post,
Mike 5:)
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