[gentoo-dev] need help for open source and diagramming research

2009-05-08 Thread chung
Dear open source contributors, I am Eunyoung Chung, a Masters student working with Dr. Jensen at Oregon State University. We are currently doing a research project in collaboration with Dr. Truong and Ph.D student Koji Yatani at University of Toronto. Our goal is to understand how contributors co

[gentoo-dev] Last rites: a bunch of X stuff no one should be using since 1994

2009-05-08 Thread Rémi Cardona
# Rémi Cardona (09 May 2009) # Low-Bandwidth X and the X Proxy Management stuff has been declared # dead since last century. All of those will be gone in 30 days x11-apps/lbxproxy x11-apps/proxymngr x11-apps/xfindproxy x11-apps/xfwp x11-apps/xrx x11-proto/xproxymanagementprotocol # Rémi Cardona

[gentoo-dev] Re: Training points for users interested in helping out with ebuild development

2009-05-08 Thread Duncan
Ferris McCormick posted 1241794483.15135.19.ca...@liasis.inforead.com, excerpted below, on Fri, 08 May 2009 14:54:43 +: > Well, you could always do it over the phone. :) I had actually contemplated that. With no additional cost VoIP to phone calling nation- or region-wide, and "free" dire

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Training points for users interested in helping out with ebuild development

2009-05-08 Thread Ferris McCormick
On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 12:45 +, Duncan wrote: > Markos Chandras posted > 200905081342.17562.hwoar...@gentoo.org, excerpted below, on Fri, 08 May > 2009 13:42:13 +0300: > > > On Friday 08 May 2009 12:19:28 Duncan wrote: > >> Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> posted pan.2009.05.06.17.25...@cox.net,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Training points for users interested in helping out with ebuild development

2009-05-08 Thread Richard Freeman
Duncan wrote: But no matter, the practical fact of the matter is that for someone who would otherwise not do IRC, it's just one more hurdle in the process. Whether it's useful or not, trivial or vital, no longer matters, it's defined by the gatekeepers as a requirement, therefore, by said def

[gentoo-dev] Re: Training points for users interested in helping out with ebuild development

2009-05-08 Thread Duncan
Markos Chandras posted 200905081342.17562.hwoar...@gentoo.org, excerpted below, on Fri, 08 May 2009 13:42:13 +0300: > On Friday 08 May 2009 12:19:28 Duncan wrote: >> Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> posted pan.2009.05.06.17.25...@cox.net, >>[..] If a potential recruit isn't interested in IRC, >> Ge

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Training points for users interested in helping out with ebuild development

2009-05-08 Thread Markos Chandras
On Friday 08 May 2009 12:19:28 Duncan wrote: > Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> posted pan.2009.05.06.17.25...@cox.net, >[..] 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. Ok now you are overreacti

[gentoo-dev] Re: Training points for users interested in helping out with ebuild development

2009-05-08 Thread Duncan
Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> posted pan.2009.05.06.17.25...@cox.net, excerpted below, on Wed, 06 May 2009 17:25:15 +: > 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