Re: Community / distributors and release specs [Was: Queries about release specifications]

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Jody Goldberg">

> On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 12:21:12AM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> >     c) Non-bureaucratic discussion on desktop-devel-list and casual
> >     concensus.
> Exactly.  Possibly via a GEP.
> 
> > > 	Ultimately it seems to me we're arguing semantics - the badge 'In the
> > > Gnome Core' is not to be haphazardly applied to things. That is the crux
> > > - and I believe that sound technical review by eclectic authors, in
> > > public, using the GEP is the only way to achieve that.
> 
> I'm not opposed to using a GEP to decide additions to the core.
> However, I am deathly afraid of layering on piles of rules.  The
> majority of this community contributes becuase it is fun.  Guard
> that enjoyment zealously or we'll lose new or even existing people.

Yeah, okay, I agree with this.

(I guess I see the GEP process as potentially letting loose the dogs of
bureaucracy and lawyerism with guidelines, etc. For instance, if we expected
contributors to launch their own GEP for "I would like to include gpants in
the Desktop release", that would suck pretty hard.)

- Jeff

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