Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task
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- Subject: Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task
- From: Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no>
- Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:01:42 +0200
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- In-reply-to: <23953.56417.586213.495988@chiark.greenend.org.uk> (Ian Jackson's message of "Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:43:45 +0100")
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]] Ian Jackson
> Such a small, essentially honorary, contribution wouldn't distort our
> volunteer setup, and don't need the levels of serious review and
> engagement that a larger amount does. But it would act as a tangible
> way to express that we would like to see something done and might
> encourage others.
For me, it's not about the amount at all, but rather that we don't spend
Debian money on directly paying people or use Debian money as carrots
for directing effort.
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Tollef Fog Heen
UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are
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