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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    [gentoo-dev] Re: Re: [gentoo-core] proposal: make gentoo-core publicly read-only
From:       Cyrik <Cyrik () arcor ! de>
Date:       2003-06-28 18:35:39
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Martin Schlemmer wrote:

> On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 18:26, Daniel Armyr wrote:
>> > My point is just this, you want access to -core, become a developer,
>> > its part of the territory.
>> 
>> Yeah, and if I want to know how my government makes descisions on how my
>> life is run I can allways become a high-ranking politician. At this point
>> in time, Gentoo simply does not have an open culture, but a closed one. I
>> am fore an read-only core, but when reading this thread I have a nagging
>> suspicion that this is pointless. The Gentoo devs want to have an ivory
>> tower, and ivory towers can not be scaled. The only way to change is for
>> the inhabitants to come out freely.
>>  
>> > And I might be going out on a limb here, but I'm pretty sure that many
>> > other non-profit Linux distributions have non-open lists. In fact, I
>> > would be very surprised if any Linux distributions don't.
>> 
>> And since then was that an excuse? I thought Gentoo wanted to be better
>> than other distros.
> 
> I am guessing you consult your children in all decisions you make
> regarding them (if you have any)?  Or if you are a manager, do you
> consult with your workers in decisions you make ?
> 
> 

nope but i tell them why i decided like i did and they know of every
decision...


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