Stuart, I like the idea of overlays but your email here is completely bogus. Ciaran just explained why overlays are a Gentoo problem, rebutting Jakub's assertion that there's no need for policies. I don't see any agenda here, so either you're pulling in external context, or you're reading into it.
Aron Stuart Herbert wrote: [Fri Mar 24 2006, 03:59:54AM EST] > > It is a Gentoo problem, because Gentoo gets innundated with bogus bug > > reports when users screw up their systems in weird ways and don't > > realise the cause. > > Convince me that this is something more than just a power play, and > I'll work with you. But that's the hurdle you'll need to overcome > first. > > Second hurdle is that you need to convince me that you "get" what the > overlays are there for. If you can't, then I can have no confidence > that any policies you bring forward are appropriate for the work we're > trying to enable. > > Thrid hurdle is that you need to convince me that you're capable of > treating the overlays differently to how the main tree is treated. If > you can't, then I'll feel that you hoodwinked me at the second hurdle. > > I'm sure you've got a lot to offer, to help make the overlays a > success. But your agenda has to be appropriate - otherwise you'll > just do more damage that good. -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
