On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 21:10 +0200, Torsten Veller wrote: > Chris Gianelloni wolf31o2
While I thank you for the nomination for next year's Gentoo Council, I have decided that I no longer wish to be associated with the Gentoo Council or any other form of "management" or "leadership" within Gentoo. It is simply too stressful being harassed constantly by our developer pool. I sincerely hope that whomever decides to run for Council this year takes into account that of the original elected Council, two have retired (both due to being tired of having the shit roll downhill to them) from Gentoo completely, and three of the remaining aren't running for re-election. Being a Council member is the worst job in Gentoo. Be sure you're ready to be treated like complete shit from your fellow developers all the while having your integrity questioned daily before accepting your nominations. I know that I wouldn't accept a position on the Gentoo Council even if it was a paying job. I've also come to realize that trying to give a single direction to something like Gentoo is an extremely foolish endeavor. The better solution is smaller projects and tasks that have defined goals and can actually be accomplished. Any kind of general direction for the entire distribution would either mean leaving out groups, or moving in a direction that conflicts with the goals of our current groups. Don't get me wrong, the Council is definitely needed. I just think their focus should be on attainable and measurable goals, not lofty dreamy-eyed goals with no real way to measure whether we're moving in the right direction. Rather than go into more and more what I think are major deficiencies in what the Council can and can not do due to the ever-changing developer pool, I think I'll just shut up now. If anyone wants to discuss with me any of this stuff, feel free to contact me. > Say YES or NO. How about a resounding NO, instead? -- Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering Strategic Lead Alpha/AMD64/x86 Architecture Teams Games Developer/Council Member/Foundation Trustee Gentoo Foundation
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