On 12/04/2017 01:11 PM, Christopher Head wrote: > On December 3, 2017 1:35:23 PM PST, "Michał Górny" <mgo...@gentoo.org> wrote: >> The best way to reach specific Gentoo developers is through Bugzilla. >> This gives the best chance for focused discussion on the specific issue >> without unnecessary distraction for other developers who are not >> interested in the specific topic. > While this is true for bugs, is it true for everything else > as well? Bugzilla seems to me to be a more reactive, rather > than proactive, tool when dealing with changes of behaviour > in particular packages, eclasses, etc. --snip-- > Bugzilla isn’t so easily discoverable, given the number of > bugs filed; gentoo-dev has the nice property that the > maintainers self-select which proposed changes are important > enough to announce, which Bugzilla doesn’t do. So if I wanted > to be notified of all important changes to core system > packages on Bugzilla, today, I would have to (1) choose the > set of packages to follow myself, probably missing a few in > the process, and (2) filter out the unimportant bug mail > which currently never reaches this list at all.
Reading the gentoo-dev list will still be an option. If there's
a bug already open for a planned change (as often happens when
blockers are expected, etc.), filing a bug and marking as a
blocker will be an option. If the behavior is known in
advance that it will break your configuration or workflow,
etc. I think it's still fine to file a bug about the oversight
before implemented occurs. If not appropriate to file as a bug,
there are project aliases you can mail concerns to.
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On the other hand, if it's not obvious there will be breakage,
then posting to the gentoo-dev list can't prevent it. Also,
the original proposal did state that non-devs who contribute
can request post permission, as needed.
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On 12/02/2017 06:18 PM, Michał Górny wrote:
> 1a. Subscription (reading) and archives will still be open.
>
> 1b. Active Gentoo contributors will be able to obtain posting access
> upon being vouched for by an active Gentoo developer.
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