Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] Features and documentation

2007-11-29 Thread Santiago M. Mola
On Nov 29, 2007 7:06 PM, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Something must have motivated you to present this now. What was it, or > to put it a different way, how would have things been different in your > view had this policy been in effect? Point to other examples as well if > you believe t

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] Features and documentation

2007-11-28 Thread Donnie Berkholz
On 05:04 Thu 29 Nov , Duncan wrote: > Leave it to ciarnm to be so direct, amusing tho it is, but that pretty > much nails it. I've seen it said by some that Gentoo's no longer "fun". > I disagree but honestly, ask yourself if there's a better way to ruin the > fun remaining than by institu

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] Features and documentation

2007-11-28 Thread Donnie Berkholz
On 21:33 Wed 28 Nov , Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:14:05 -0800 > > What remains unclear about this principle? > > It's entirely nebulous and has nothing that can be discussed or agreed > upon, beyond giving people a feel good "ooh, yes, we should do this" > with no practical

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] Features and documentation

2007-11-28 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:14:05 -0800 Donnie Berkholz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Many of the replies keep asking for details -- details that don't > exist. Apply the concept abstractly: things that need to be > documented must have documentation available in the appropriate form > at the time they'r

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] Features and documentation

2007-11-28 Thread Donnie Berkholz
On 12:38 Wed 28 Nov , Duncan wrote: > Donnie, I'm sure you have the scope of what you intend to apply this to > firmly in your mind, but it's not at all clear from your post what it > is. Ebuilds? Doesn't make sense with changelog already there and > generally used (when folks don't forget