Re: Debian doesn't have to be slower than time.
Joel Baker <lucifer@lightbearer.com> writes:
> On Sat, Feb 16, 2002 at 08:19:24PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > "Joel Baker" <lucifer@lightbearer.com> writes:
> >
> > > Indeed. I will remember this, the next time I see someone asking for more
> > > non-developer assistance with Debian. It has become clear to me that the
> > > private replies in my inbox are correct - some large number of maintainers
> > > (as opposed to users) do not view the status quo as broken in any fashion.
> >
> > That's not what he said.
>
> No? It seemed rather clear that the only way to gain the experience that
> he would respect was to be a developer for some while. Since he didn't see
> fit to discuss the actual proposal, I can only answer the personal comments
> that were made.
There are some things people brand new to Debian may not be able to
help with. It does not therefore follow that nobody wants
non-developer assistance. It simply means that there are some things
non-developers and people new to Debian are fine at, and some things
they need more experience to understand.
There is a standard list of things that non-developers are eagerly
asked to help with. None of them includes "please re-engineer all our
processes", but there are plenty of things on that list.
Thomas
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