Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:19:55 +0100 From: Jase Thew <bazerka@beardz.net> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Attention Julian Stacey Message-ID: <450D9FDB.5090406@beardz.net> In-Reply-To: <200609171818.k8HIIx15092881@fire.jhs.private> References: <20060916193420.GA15647@xor.obsecurity.org> <200609162012.k8GKCi3x080193@fire.jhs.private> <200609162135.k8GLZkiO081098@fire.jhs.private> <20060916214219.GA19007@xor.obsecurity.org> <200609170019.k8H0JZre082044@fire.jhs.private> <450D07F1.9080301@samsco.org> <200609171818.k8HIIx15092881@fire.jhs.private>
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Julian H. Stacey wrote: >> Julian, meet Kris. Kris has been the head of the FreeBSD ports team for > > Long enough without peer review. Leaders don't post flame bait. > > ----- Below _Not_ personal criticism of any individual. ----- > Ideas of Automatic peer review, rotations etc are used by clubs, > companies, & governments. I'm not aware if FreeBSD has adopted them yet. > - Reviews detects burn out, raised frequency of agression & attitudes etc. > Sabaticals, holidays etc are good for volunteers too, not just employees. > - Core are now elected by commiters, but when I suggested elections > way back, it was flamed on high, so peer review could happen too. > - 7 day suspensions for flamers could also help, unless they apologise > within eg 48 hours to list (not necessarily recipient) for abuse of list. > > The problem's not even really list abuse, but that tolerating > spurious alienating agression (by list or private mail) over years > from a tiny minority will have reduced code etc received in consequence > from numerous others deterred. We have no employing boss to knocks > heads, just the opposite, a few whose periodic implicit challenge > is: "Tolerate my periodic agression or I'll take my toys & leave." > Perhaps most wouldn't leave. If they did, we'd still survive, > FreeBSD even survived when John (swap) Dyson very unfortunately got > deterred & left, probably no threatened skill loss would be harder > to replace. > No disrespect intended, but I think you need to obtain a sense of humour. J.
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