On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 23:26:08 -0500 Erik Hanson <e...@slackbuilds.org> wrote:
> It is a complex software project. Everything we do was built from > scratch, accommodating a custom submission system, a database, > eventually git integration, and so on. > > > I *do not imply* that it is easy from the maintenance point of > > view. > > Currently, the active admins go above and beyond anything I would have > ever expected. I'm incredibly proud of the people we have brought on > board over the years. My heart swells when I think about how this > project continues to exist 10+ years later, and the level of quality > we maintain. > > Another aspect of this, is that I expect they would feel obligated to > check everything in the OPTIONAL field, along side all the extra work > they already do. Even if I were to explicitly say "don't bother with > the OPTIONAL field" I know they would check it. They're just really > good people that way, focused on the quality of our repository. > Regardless of what I say, they're going to feel burdened by it. None > of us want junk in the repo, or broken OPTIONAL lines. > > This is just a reality, and I'm going to fight against more work for > these volunteer workers that put so much passion into this project. > They have families and lives and I care for them deeply. > > There are much more pressing issues, our current server is on it's > last legs, there's an "amber light of death", dmesg is filled with > garbage, and I don't expect it to survive a reboot. Up 962 days as of > this writing. We'll be fine for the foreseeable future, but something > has to be done. We're not going down, it's not doom and gloom, I'll > be sure of that. This is all just for reference as to why I'm really > opposed to big changes right now. Or rather, why I'm able to squint, > give a keen eye, and say "we really don't need this". Everything said above is echoed here. -RW
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