On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 14:59 +0200, Paul de Vrieze wrote: > On Monday 22 May 2006 10:47, Thomas Cort wrote: > > I definitely agree that Gentoo needs a team of people to deal with the > > primary package manager, it is one of the most important tools in a > > Linux system. It is especially important in Gentoo where the package > > manager is, at this point in time, required to install a standard > > desktop system. I disagree that the package manager needs to be > > directly maintained by Gentoo. Since Gentoo will never depend upon a > > piece of non-Free software[1], it is safe to assume that the package > > manager is Free software (aka open source). Because of this, we will > > never be locked-in, helpless, or under the control of an external > > project. If we dislike the direction in which it is going or want to > > add our own features, then we are free to do so either by submitting > > patches upstream, adding our own custom gentoo patches to the stock > > sources, or by forking the project entirely. > > > > So what I suggest is the following: > > > > "While it is desirable that the primary package manager be maintained > > on official gentoo infrastructure, under the control of gentoo > > developers, it is not required. During the path to becoming the primary > > package manager, the package manager maintainers must be asked if they > > would like their project to be an official Gentoo project. All rules > > about projects apply. The package manager maintainers have the right to > > refuse such an offer if there is a team of at least 3 Gentoo developers > > that understand the package manager source code and are willing to deal > > with bugs, testing, feature enhancements, modifications, and > > integration." > > First of all, I'm in limbo on this. Certainly not dead set against it. If > this were to be used, I'd like to add the following line: "At least 1 of > these three must be actively involved in the development of the package > manager".
Please don't change your wording on that. The feel really strongly about the primary pkg manager of Gentoo needing remain under the full control of Gentoo Linux. > Could others please provide input on this question. > > Regardless on the decision on this item there is no restriction of > non-gentoo developers participating in the developement of the package > manager. > > Paul > -- Ned Ludd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gentoo Linux -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
