Re: [OM Cooker] Odp.: Re: Odp.: Re: Problem updating system

2013/6/20 Per Øyvind Karlsen <[email protected]>

> 2013/6/20 Alexander Burmashev <[email protected]>
>
>> I can't speak for ROSA as a company, but i can speak about my personal
>> point of view.
>>
>> I think that moving forward and pushing important updates, keeping repo
>> fresh and updating it constantly is VERY important. And the one who takes
>> this important and hard task is a very valuable and maybe even a key member
>> of the community.
>> But there always should be time for development and time for
>> stabilization.
>> When development overall comes to a stabilization stage, all repo
>> breakages should be considered as a threat to a potential release and
>> treated like that. This should not be taken personally as PersonX abuses
>> and critisizes PersonY. When important update breaks the repo, or requires
>> everyone to put much work into fixing all, that depends on it - it highly
>> devalues the potential profit of it.
>> As far as i can see Matthew is the only one who speaks about this problem
>> loud, announces it to mailists and tries to show everyone what is the
>> problem and how big is it.
>
> I don't see Matt actually doing that much of any significant work for what
> "stabillization" is concerned, so shouting so loud about it can be very
> easily perceived as just compensation of...
>
>>
>
>
>> Would it be better to be silent and wait until the problem becomes
>> critical ?
>
>  It would be better to behave in an appropriate manner and trying to raise
> the subject in a civillized way, rather than acting like an asshole and
> making threats about abusing his privilegies on ABF (why on earth does Matt
> have these to begin with or feel like he's in a special position at liberty
> to do so?) to revoke his access.
>
> The people who does a lot of work, runs at greater risk to break more
> things, that's only natural, and considering that TPG is amongst those who
> can safely be said to do a lot of work, it's certainly forgiveable without
> Matt's aggressive behaviour.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Per Øyvind
>
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