On 14:05 Fri 13 Mar , Michael Higgins wrote: > I believe, rather, that the issue is the 'community' appears more like > a 'cabal' when the discussions take place on #IRC and therefore aren't > available in public archives.
This is kind of like saying: "I don't read the Gentoo forums, so everything that happens on the forums is a cabal." When you specifically choose not to participate in an entire method of communication, it's your choice to leave yourself out. A cabal is totally different -- it doesn't give you that choice by never even telling you there is a place where discussions happen. > Even if they are, an IRC log is a *terrible* way to document an issue. I agree. So is a mailing-list archive that is also never summarized. It's not the location that makes it a problem, it's the volume of information and the lack of a summary of important decisions or long, important discussions. > You all get more closely knit, perhaps, yet appear to do more *in > secret*. There is *no way* to find out what is going on, without > becoming part of the problem... by asking, or lurking, on IRC. This is > bad. I can't agree with your assertion that IRC is secretive, is a problem or is bad. I think completely the opposite in all cases. Secretive would be a closed IRC network that we didn't tell non-developers about or didn't allow them to join. -- Thanks, Donnie Donnie Berkholz Developer, Gentoo Linux Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com
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