Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:49:04 +0800 > Zhang Le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It should not appear as a black box, and effectively prevent normal >> gentoo users and developers from contributing to decisions which may >> have a great impact on their distro. > > The GLEP doesn't have a great impact. It's a purely internal matter > that shouldn't be visible to users at all and should be very easy for > developers to follow once implemented. > > Really, the idea that anyone can contribute and express a useful opinion > is all very well, but it's terribly naive. Do you expect to be asked to > give your opinion upon the proportion of zinc mixed in with the > aluminium in your car? Do you tell your doctor how much thimerosal you > want in your medicine?
Those are not analogous to open source software development, IMO. People can't decide on those things. But they can and should be able to influence on decision we are making here. -- Zhang Le, Robert GPG key ID: 1E4E2973 Fingerprint: 0260 C902 B8F8 6506 6586 2B90 BC51 C808 1E4E 2973 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
