On 6/30/06, Rumen Yotov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Daniel da Veiga wrote:
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Hi, Don't wanna say anything, but all of you could just search -dev ML-archives. There are two alternate package-managers in development. Some sparks about dev/user overlays,sunrise-overlay,GWN etc. etc. Not seen such turmoil in latest 3 years (and IMHO most things are personal). No flames intended, just info. Rumen
So, one thing that people seem to forget when they see a lot of "conflict" going on in situations like these - it's almost always (unless it gets *too* out of hand) a Good Thing. The fact that there is a large group of developers and users that are willing to go through the effort to have such discussions mean that they care *a lot* about Gentoo and Gentoo's future. The fact that these things can sometimes get a little heated encourages me even more - it means that these people are *extremely* passionate about Gentoo, and Gentoo's success! If you go through these recent "hot" discussions and generalize them, here's pretty much what the theme is *every* time: Person A: I have this great, cool, new, awesome idea that I want to implement to make Gentoo a Better Thing! Person B: OK - cool idea! However, I am concerned that by implementing that Shiny New Idea, you make areas X and Y worse! Person A & B: OK, lets see if we can fix this together. OK, so, a lot of time, people who make developers are *not* people who make good communicators, good mediators, etc. etc., so sometimes the interactions don't go down *quite* as nicely as that. ;) However, when you're reading the discussions, always keep this in mind: These people are donating their time, brain power, effort, and life. Due to the moderately high barrier to entry of becoming an actual Dev (the reading, testing, mentoring, etc.), you can be pretty damn sure that these people aren't here just to screw everyone else over, or to screw Gentoo over. So, why are they here? Because they love Gentoo, and they want to help make it even better. So, basically, what I guess I'm trying to say, is that - yes, sometimes things get a little heated, and yes, sometimes developers don't communicate very well <gasp>, but, the cause behind *all* of these discussions is a passion for making Gentoo better for us - the users. -James -- [email protected] mailing list
