Re: A prescription for release anxiety
On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 12:52:35PM -0300, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> As for your proposed summary of debianplanet, we have no say over how we are
> represented on debianplanet.org
I have to correct this -- DebianPlanet is run by Debian developers :)
> People can (and do!) watch the soap opera there unfold, kibbitz, and so
> forth, while the developers go about their business making the release
> ready the best way they know how, unhampered (I hope) by the inevitable
> stream of armchair criticism that accompanies every release. These are
> the anxious friends and family waiting in the lobby. While I understand
> and sympathize with their anxiety, I am thankful that they remain in the
> lobby until we can all finally celebrate the much-anticipated joyous
> event.
I think it's good that DP exists like this "lobby", as a portal with
comments it lets users blow steam about issues, lets developers see a bit
more about how the community "breathes", and lets outsiders see things
happen in Debian in a way that is a bit more clued in than at a random news
site.
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2. That which causes joy or happiness.
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