Re: gentoo cluster project

On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 01:33:37PM -0500, wireless wrote:
> There is an active gentoo cluster project located here:
> 
> https://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/cluster/
> 
> I have had correspondences with them.
> 
> However they are not listed here:
> 
> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Category:Gentoo_Projects
> 
> 
> Suggestions as to where to request adding the historical
> gentoo cluster project to the wiki are most appreciated.

They will need to create a project page on the wiki itself, then it will be
automatically listed on that page.

> Also, there has been much discussion about "herds" both organization
> and usefulness. It'd be great if when the dust settles someone with
> keen insight documents just how "herds" (if they survive) and
> "projects" are to be defined and used by the gentoo community.
> 

I agree ;)

> Last question/point of clarification: You have to be a dev to be
> in a herd. Do you have to be a dev to be listed on a gentoo project?
> Is there a sub-status for projects, like receiving email to the group?
> Surely anyone can join an irc channel or discussion group. An 
> overarching semantic and documents explaining these and other related
> semantics would be very useful to the gentoo user community, imho.

I believe you need to be a member to be part of a project, but some projects
have an additional "table" on their wiki page to reflect active contributors
and their assistance as well.

Wkr,
	Sven Vermeulen