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Re: problems with the concept of unstable -> testing



On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 03:55:40PM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 09:34:39PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote:
> > Romain Beauxis wrote:
> > > I think you completely forgot about the fact that this project is run by 
> > > people who aren't payed for that.

> > > And, yes I didn't fix any RC bug today, nor yesterday. I even have now 3 on 
> > > mediawiki for which I won't be able to take much time. 

> > How about once per year?

> people can decide to not contribute to a volunteer project for many
> reasons:  hostile work environment, discouragement when expressing ideas are 2.
> A project as huge as Debian has a hard enough time keeping the 'fun' but
> making the atmostphere for people unplesent will not only discourage
> current people but also future contributer.

The single largest factor in making the atmosphere unpleasant is people who
aren't contributing to Debian running their mouths on our development lists.

-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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