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List:       gentoo-project
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-project] Fw: Your temporary 2 week suspension on interacting on the Gentoo Github page
From:       Dale <rdalek1967 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2017-05-17 10:32:47
Message-ID: bbfccac9-74c0-2473-b0b6-ff811bf4f2c3 () gmail ! com
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Kent Fredric wrote:
> On Wed, 17 May 2017 04:43:26 -0500
> Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> First thing tho, some need to stop
>> ignoring the problem. 
> Its not always ignoring problems, sometimes its just that we have full
> plates and there's an endless river of things that need doing, and not
> enough of us.
>
> There's a whole lot of stuff I've been neglecting for the last week
> just because I'm exhausted and need a break, that's why I'm here
> responding instead: Its less energy consuming.
>
> I'll get back into it eventually though.
>
> But this is why I'm trying to remain terse and keep things headed in
> the right direction.

I see the point but to get more people involved, Gentoo needs to do some
things different or better.  Otherwise, the complaint will always be
that there is not enough manpower to get things done because few are
joining because so many things are behind.  One feeds on the other.  
Something needs to change to help break that cycle. Unless I missed it
or they are no longer announcing new devs, the last I see joining was in
Oct of last year.  That's a good bit of time.  I hope I either missed it
or they just haven't announced them recently. 

What would be nice, figure out a way to improve things and then get to a
point where Gentoo picks only the top people wanting to join because
there are more wanting to join than is even needed.  That is a lot
better problem to deal with than not having enough to get the work done
and no one or very few joining.  I would guess that if Gentoo had twice
the devs it has now, some could at least take a breath on occasion and
not feel they are holding anything back. 

Still, things that recently happened needs to be dealt with so they
don't happen again.  No one may never know what that person we know
about could have become.  Sadly, that is likely one that is gone for
good or at least a long time.  Bigger question, how many more is there
like that? 

Dale

:-)  :-) 


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