Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> posted pan.2009.05.06.17.25...@cox.net, excerpted below, on Wed, 06 May 2009 17:25:15 +0000:
> As others have occasionally noted, the assumption seems to be that > developers "do" IRC. While it's certainly a useful thing for those that > do it, I believe I've seen a few developers speak up from time to time > that say they do little if any IRC at all, doing their Gentoo comms via > email (including the lists), bugs, and of course commits. Does the way > remain open for such recruits? This subthread would suggest not, that > IRC is now considered not just convenient or useful, but mandatory. I'd > call that a shame, as it could well block otherwise productive potential > devs. To put this subthread to bed, then, the straight answer seems to be "No, the way does not remain open for no-IRC recruits. IRC is required to be a Gentoo dev, period. If a potential recruit isn't interested in IRC, Gentoo isn't interested in them as developers." Which, I suppose, is good to know, agree or not. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman
