On Thu, 2007-07-12 at 22:31 +0200, Bryan Østergaard wrote: > > Consider this my last post ever to gentoo-dev ML if this really goes > through. Degrading non-dev contributers like myself to second-class > citizens is definitely not going to make me want to contribute > anything more.
I think the idea is being taken the wrong way. Why would you think you were second class? I take it as internal stuff on -core. Gentoo developers working with each other on -dev. Everyone who wants to work on the Gentoo Project, devs and all can do it in -project. I don't see anything wrong with levels of separation like that. Other than it being different. It's not like all development takes place on the -dev ml. Nor will -dev be private, so the public can still follow. If they need to interact. There is still IRC, Bugzilla, -project, etc. We don't let just anyone have a voice on #gentoo-dev or etc. What would make the -dev ml any different? Which just like on IRC, voices could still be granted to some past devs. If that goes against policy, then that's just a downfall of no longer being a dev. But it might still be possible to have former devs subscribed and able to post to -dev. Either way very few in any position are allowed to retain all power, privileges and etc after leaving the position. What ever it is. That's not a elitist thing. That's just how things are. Doesn't make one better than another, one first class or another second class. -- William L. Thomson Jr. Gentoo/Java
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