Naga wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Case in point, portage I have read has a lot of hacks that are hurting >> > development. In the end it works pretty well but it makes it really > hard to add more "features" without messing up something else. So, > someone needs to make a decision on what needs to happen with that. Some > say rewrite portage, some say switch to C** and some say switch to > Plaudus (sp?). This just seems to be one thing I have read about. > > I'm sure Portage (the program) has allot of hacks in it but I'm also sure > that had those who advocate its shortcomings been concerned about > backwards compability with older stable versions they would have been more > humble in there criticism. >
Yep, you are likely dead on there. Thing is, now, someone needs to decide what to do next. I wouldn't mind a change that means you can not go backwards. I have said M$ needs to cut that cord myself. It may hurt at first but in the long run it will pay off. > >> Like you, I wish I could do more. I would be willing to learn to code >> > if I felt it was worthwhile. I am disabled so I have plenty of time to > learn and contribute but after my past experiences on -dev, I won't be > repeating that for a VERY long time and only after some things change. > The devs complain about not having enough help but when someone wants to > learn and help some they sort of shoot themselves in the foot. > > The best way to help out is to try and join a team/herd. They are much > friendlier then the -dev list and in much need of help. The easiest way I > think is to join an arch team as an arch tester. > > > > That may be true but the past few times on -dev left a bad taste. If I start learning to code and stuff I would want to move up. Right now, I'm not even remotely interested in that. I'll just stay right here where I am. Of course, if I get the same here, I'd go away from here too. Dale :-) :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
